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WIND-ohb-oks/ˈwɪndəʊ bɒks/

A window box (id: window-box) is a long planter of flowers or herbs that sits on an outside window sill. A hanging basket hangs from a bracket; a flowerbed is in the ground. Water a window box often; it dries out. Countable.

Meaning

A long container of plants on an outside window sill.

Examples

• “The window box on the front of the café is full of geraniums.”
• “The window box fell off in the wind, so we screwed it down this time.”
• “Herbs in the kitchen window box mean you do not buy a whole bag of parsley.”

Good to know

a window box. Contrast: a hanging basket / a flowerbed. on the window sill; water often.

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