double-hung

American  

[duhb-uhl-huhng] / ˈdʌb əlˈhʌŋ /

adjective

1. (of a window) having two vertically sliding sashes, each closing a different part of the opening.

2. (of a window sash) sliding vertically, with a counterweight on each side.

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double-hung British  

adjective

1. (of a window) having two vertical sashes, the upper one sliding in grooves outside those of the lower

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Etymology

Origin of double-hung

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

A typical double-hung window—even a double-glazed one—is so leaky, and such a poor insulator, that if your home were a bucket, your windows are effectively holes in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

These windows, original to my early 1980s house, are double-hung and framed in wood, with vinyl on the frame and a string-type mechanism.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2020

It has a faux slate roof, double-hung metal windows and stucco finishing on some of the walls.

From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2017

Built in 2013, the East Coast-inspired Traditional house is highlighted by French white oak floors, dove white wall siding and double-hung and picture windows.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2015

One day a small neighborhood boy collects horse buns, from the milk wagon horse, and puts them along the bottom folds of the freshly washed double-hung white sheets.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood