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

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bucket seat

The Lotus puts you in Mach’s bucket seat, the center of the universe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Shun the airport for Interstate 5, where no one could see how I fit into my bucket seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

In a film called “Motorcycle,” the viewer, ensconced in a vibrating bucket seat, stuck his or her head into a box, where footage simulating zooming through Brooklyn unspooled.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019

The Cyclone has a small bucket seat, close to the ground, and two big wheels on either side the size of large pizza pans.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2018

Sliding over to make room for her in the bucket seat, Jack says, “Just do what it takes to get those hours over with, right?”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline