French window
a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
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How to use French window in a sentence
So she took her needlework into the study and prepared to spend a quiet hour or so in the armchair facing the French-window.
Only the French-window of the back dining-room stood open, on to the flight of wrought-iron steps leading down into the garden.
The Far Horizon | Lucas MaletAnd taking from him the knife and napkin, she opened the French-window, and passed out on to the lawn.
The Burning Spear | John GalsworthyThen, having locked the front door and the French window of the sitting-room, they proceeded again to the cellar.
The Grand Babylon Hotel | Arnold BennettAt that moment there was a quick, curt rap on the French window, and both Racksole and the Prince glanced round startled.
The Grand Babylon Hotel | Arnold Bennett
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