windowsill

A noun referring to the horizontal ledge or shelf at the bottom of a window frame, typically located inside or outside a building.

• 🇩🇪Horizontaler Vorsprung oder Brett an der Unterseite eines Fensterrahmens, meist innen, manchmal außen an einem Gebäude.

1. Window ledge A2 formal

   The flat, horizontal piece at the bottom of a window frame, often used for placing objects.

   • She placed a potted plant on the windowsill.
   • The cat likes to sit on the windowsill and watch the birds.
   • He rested his coffee cup on the windowsill while he opened the window.

   🇩🇪Fensterbank

   Synonyme: ledgesill

• windowsills plural form
• windowsills' possessive plural form
• windowsill's possessive singular form