armrest

[ ahrm-rest ]

noun
  1. a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.

Origin of armrest

1
First recorded in 1885–90; arm1 + rest1
  • Also called arm.

Words Nearby armrest

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How to use armrest in a sentence

  • As he was pulling his hand out of the armrest, Mrs. Lovett saw the gun and it immediately discharged into his left knee.

  • Edwards always liked the armrest up in the car when he got in so he could move around in the backseat.

    Andrew Young's Revenge | Tina Brown | January 31, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • He deposited the pad on the wide armrest and looked up inquiringly as though he had not fully comprehended the question.

  • Reetal took both glasses over to the liquor cabinet, freshened them up, and settled down on the armrest of the chair again.

    Lion Loose | James H. Schmitz
  • Reetal brought the drink over to his chair, sat down on the armrest with it.

    Lion Loose | James H. Schmitz
  • But Administrator Bradshaw already was sagging sideways over the armrest of this chair, head lolling backwards.

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  • He gripped a small lever which projected up from his right armrest; curled his thumb over the firing button on top of it.

    Pushbutton War | Joseph P. Martino

British Dictionary definitions for armrest

armrest

/ (ˈɑːmˌrɛst) /


noun
  1. the part of a chair, sofa, etc, that supports the arm: Sometimes shortened to: arm

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