window box

noun

: a box designed to hold soil for growing plants at a windowsill

Examples of window box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Look for window boxes that can hang over the top of your fence, or opt for wall planter hooks that can be drilled directly into a wood fence. Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024 If yard space is limited or too shaded, consider renting a plot in a community garden, maybe teaming up with a friend trading garden chores for produce, or consider growing in window boxes and other containers. Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2024 Silver falls plant, or Dichondra 'Silver Falls' (Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'), is an accurate name: This plant resembles a silvery waterfall cascading from hanging baskets, containers, and window boxes, or a silvery wave flowing across gardens and beds. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024 Plant in containers, window boxes, beds and baskets. Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for window box 

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Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of window box was in 1839

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“Window box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20box. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

window box

noun
: a box for growing plants in or by a window
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