window seat

American  

noun

1. a seat built beneath the sill of a recessed or other window.

2. a bench having two arms and no back.

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window seat British  

noun

1. a seat below a window, esp in a bay window

2. a seat beside a window in a bus, train, etc

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Etymology

Origin of window seat

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

The woman told the the court that she had been sitting in a window seat reading a book when Cristiano moved to seats to be beside her.

From BBC

She tries to find an empty row of seats or, if it is full, a window seat so she has something to lean on.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bob Beresh saw the explosion from his window seat on a Delta Air Lines flight from Barbados to Atlanta.

From The Wall Street Journal

From a window seat I’d watch the platform glide away as vendors shoved gossip magazines through the bars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Penelope settled in a chair as well, but she glanced with longing at the window seat.

From Literature

Related Words

• love seat
• settee