window seat

noun

1
: a seat built into a window recess
2
: a seat next to a window (as in a bus or airplane)

Examples of window seat in a Sentence

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While gorgeous millwork and molding can dress up your space—almost like jewelry for a room—storage and window seats can deftly bridge the gap between form and function. Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024 Or, opt to use it as a window seat or dressing room bench. Maggie Horton, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 Watch Out For: The two-by-two seating configuration means passengers in window seats have to step past their neighbors to get to the aisle. Victoria M. Walker, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024 Finally, the agent assigned my wife to my extra-legroom window seat and me to my wife’s non-extra-legroom seat. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for window seat 

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of window seat was in 1745

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“Window seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20seat. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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