Dictionary

shop window en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English shop window, shop wyndowe, equivalent to shop + window.

Meanings

1. A large window at the front of a shop, behind which items for sale are displayed.
   • The passenger carriage was recognised as one of the "shop windows" of the railways and thus an essential element in the important work of achieving a greatly improved public image. 1963 March, Brian Haresnape, “New B.R. carriages to compete for the long-distance passenger”, in Modern Railways, page 165:
   • The enthusiasm with which the private industry has treated the high speed rail concept can do the Corporation some good, and maybe even encourage the completion of the originally proposed electrification from New Haven to Boston. It will then have a high speed 'shop window', comparable with any in the world. 1985, Rodger Bradley, Amtrak: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Blandford Press, page 168:

Forms

Relateds

window-shopping

Synonyms

show window · display window · display case · window · store window

Translations (80)

hy վիտրին (large window at the front of a shop) · pl wystawa (large window at the front of a shop) · sk výklad (large window at the front of a shop) · nv tsésǫʼ (large window at the front of a shop) · da butiksvindue (large window at the front of a shop) · cs výkladní skříň (large window at the front of a shop) · bg витри́на (large window at the front of a shop) · sh ѝзлог (large window at the front of a shop) · hu kirakat (large window at the front of a shop) · sh ìzlog (large window at the front of a shop) · cs výklad (large window at the front of a shop) · la fenestra tabernaria (large window at the front of a shop) · et vitriin (large window at the front of a shop) · it vetrina (large window at the front of a shop) · pl witryna (large window at the front of a shop) · kk витрина (large window at the front of a shop) · id etalase (large window at the front of a shop) · es aparador (large window at the front of a shop) · el βιτρίνα (large window at the front of a shop) · ota جامكان (large window at the front of a shop) · es vitrina (large window at the front of a shop) · uz vitrina (large window at the front of a shop) · es vidriera (large window at the front of a shop) · gl vidreira (large window at the front of a shop) · mr दुकानाची खिडकी (large window at the front of a shop) · fi ikkuna (large window at the front of a shop) · pl okno (large window at the front of a shop) · pt vitrine (large window at the front of a shop) · tr camekân (large window at the front of a shop) · ky витрина (large window at the front of a shop) · eu erakusleiho (large window at the front of a shop) · sh витри́на (large window at the front of a shop) · nrf d'vantuthe (large window at the front of a shop) · es escaparate (large window at the front of a shop) · hy ցուցափեղկ (large window at the front of a shop) · hi दुकान की खिड़की (large window at the front of a shop) · ru витри́на (large window at the front of a shop) · fr vitrine (large window at the front of a shop) · ja ショーウィンドウ (large window at the front of a shop) · lv vitrīna (large window at the front of a shop) · sk vitrína (large window at the front of a shop) · ar شُبَّاك (large window at the front of a shop) · eo montrofenestro (large window at the front of a shop) · fa ویترین (large window at the front of a shop) · be вітры́на (large window at the front of a shop) · nl uitstalraam (large window at the front of a shop) · ar فَاتْرِينَة (large window at the front of a shop) · nb butikkvindu (large window at the front of a shop) · tg витрина (large window at the front of a shop) · he חלון ראווה (large window at the front of a shop) · sq vitrinë (large window at the front of a shop) · lt vitrina (large window at the front of a shop) · ko 쇼윈도 (large window at the front of a shop) · sl izložba (large window at the front of a shop) · az vitrin (large window at the front of a shop) · nl etalage (large window at the front of a shop) · cs vitrína (large window at the front of a shop) · tk witrina (large window at the front of a shop) · nl vitrine (large window at the front of a shop) · sv skyltfönster (large window at the front of a shop) · pt montra (large window at the front of a shop) · pt vitrina (large window at the front of a shop) · tr vitrin (large window at the front of a shop) · ar واجِهَة (large window at the front of a shop) · fi vitriini (large window at the front of a shop) · ka ვიტრინა (large window at the front of a shop) · sl vitrina (large window at the front of a shop) · uk вітри́на (large window at the front of a shop) · de Schaufenster (large window at the front of a shop) · cs výloha (large window at the front of a shop) · mk излог (large window at the front of a shop) · ga fuinneog (large window at the front of a shop) · sl izložbeno okno (large window at the front of a shop) · ckb پەنجەرە (large window at the front of a shop) · gl escaparate (large window at the front of a shop) · ca aparador (large window at the front of a shop) · ro vitrină (large window at the front of a shop) · cmn 櫥窗 /橱窗 (large window at the front of a shop) · sh vitrína (large window at the front of a shop) · fi näyteikkuna (large window at the front of a shop)