View synonyms for storm window

storm window

noun

a supplementary window sash for protecting a window against drafts, driving rain, etc.

storm window

an additional window fitted to the outside of an ordinary window to provide insulation against wind, cold, rain, etc
a type of dormer window

First recorded in 1885–90

If you swap out screens for storm windows that gives an extra pane of glass to provide protection from the cold winter air.

There was no curtain, and the blind had not been drawn down, therefore the earth looked in at the storm-window.

Have you ever peeped up at the eaves above the little storm-window where you are so fond of sitting?

The room had a storm-window, of which the lattice stood open.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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