bucket seat

American  

noun

1. an individual seat with a rounded or contoured back, as in some automobiles and airplanes, often made to fold forward.

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bucket seat British  

noun

1. a seat in a car, aircraft, etc, having curved sides that partially enclose and support the body

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Etymology

Origin of bucket seat

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Warner Williams just might be there picking his guitar, a bucket set in front of him for tips.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2011

In the twilight see second Old Gentleman; this time in his shirt-sleeves, sitting meditatively on an upturned bucket set on a barn floor.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 by Various

One cranky old family friend had it served to him in a water bucket, set beside him on the floor.

From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha

He arose and brought a towel-wrapped bottle from a refrigerated bucket set into the wagon, and deftly took up a delicate three-ounce glass which he filled and placed before his superior.

From Expediter by Reynolds, Mack

The man with the bucket set his burden on the ground, and opened and shut his hand rapidly several times.

From Princess by McClelland, M. G. (Mary Greenway)