sash window
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4.3
- noun
- /sæʃ ˈwɪndoʊ/
- Specialized
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- A hand punches through a sash window, right through the embedded security wires, and roughly rips off the latch inside.
- double-hung sash windows
- open the sash windows
- double sash windows
Examples
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A sash window looked out over a narrow alley with a few sheds and what appeared to be a stable.
Fiction book (1993) -
It was a beautiful room, lavishly proportioned, with a high ceiling and wide sash windows; in all, a criminal waste of space.
Fiction book (1995) -
Once, Linda pushed up a sash window in a hotel bathroom.
Fiction book (2002) -
The power was out, the office lit only by the thin January light from the old sash windows.
Blog text (4) -
"She dropped his hat and coat on a chair and went to fling open the tall sash window.
Fiction book (1990) -
It was an old hospital with high ceilings, terrazzo floors, and great sash windows that could be thrown open in the spring and fall.
Fiction book (1996) -
Regarding the high-quality sash windows, this place may possibly earn inquiries concerning one's own custom joinery service plan.
Blog text (7) -
Donna pushed off from the ceiling and hung, legs drifting up behind her, one hand clinging to the rim of the sash window.
Fiction book (1990) -
The breeze comes right through the big sash window, making the interiors cool and pleasant.
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Once, Linda pushed up a sash window in a hotel bathroom.
Synonyms
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4.9
A window with two parts that can both slide up and down
How Narrow
- Specialized
1
4.6
- Specialized
1
4.3
9
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'sash' (a movable frame holding glass that slides) + 'window' (an opening fitted with glass), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a type of window made of movable sashes. This is a straightforward compound noun following common compositional patterns (and parallels in other languages), making the expression immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
The name sash window comes from the sash, the framed panel that slides up and down inside the window frame; picture a wooden panel moving like a drawer. That's why sash window means 'a window with one or more panels that open by sliding vertically'.