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sliding window

sliding window

3.6
A window that opens by moving sideways in its frame
  • noun
translation icon : ventana corredera
  • She opened the sliding window to let in some cool breeze during the hot summer day.

Examples

  • The sliding window in the kitchen makes it easy to enjoy the fresh air while cooking.

  • "Shell, I'll find my feet as soon as I can." The vehicle lurched into sudden, vehement motion and then screeched to a halt, flinging him against the sliding window that separated the driver from the passenger compartment.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The sliding window provides a seamless view of the garden without the need for swinging open.

How Space-Saving

sliding window
3.6

Surface Forms

sliding window singular
sliding windows plural

Morphology

sliding + window

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'sliding' (moving smoothly/along a track) with 'window' (an opening fitted with glass), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a window that opens by sliding. The modifier+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and requires no idiomatic knowledge, making it immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

Sliding window is a simple, literal name: imagine two glass panels in a frame where one panel slides past the other like a drawer. That's why it means 'a window that opens by moving horizontally along its frame'.