plate·glass
ˈplāt-ˈglas 
-ˌglas
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or being the British universities founded in the latter half of the 20th century compare oxbridge, redbrick sense 2
: rolled, ground, and polished sheet glass
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Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
In a separate declaration, his wife describes the moment Khalil met his newborn son through the plate glass window of the detention center.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
An individual drove up to the party’s headquarters in Rancho Cordova and threw a large rock through the plate glass front window.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Although early games like Mortal Kombat allowed players to interact and sometimes kill opponents with stage hazards, in Tekken, there’s a special kind of attention paid to the level of detail when an enemy gets viscerally kicked through a plate glass wall into a courtyard a full story down.
—Veerender Jubbal, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Working primarily in Chicago, Sullivan’s work often utilized steel-frame construction and large plate glass windows, defining the early skyscraper's vertical form.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
In a separate declaration, his wife describes the moment Khalil met his newborn son through the plate glass window of the detention center.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
An individual drove up to the party’s headquarters in Rancho Cordova and threw a large rock through the plate glass front window.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Although early games like Mortal Kombat allowed players to interact and sometimes kill opponents with stage hazards, in Tekken, there’s a special kind of attention paid to the level of detail when an enemy gets viscerally kicked through a plate glass wall into a courtyard a full story down.
—Veerender Jubbal, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Plateglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plateglass. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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