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bucket seat

American

noun

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

bucket seat British

noun

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

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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

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

Bones no longer has to practice his crooning from a bucket seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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

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