window seat

noun

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

2. a bench having two arms and no back.

window seat

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of window seat¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

Passengers in window seats board first, followed by those in middle seats and aisles, starting in the back of the plane.

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Inside, chocolate brown wood is everywhere: walls, beams, window sills, paneling, wainscoting, furniture, not to mention built-in cabinets, benches and window seats.

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Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have been sued by passengers who claim they were charged extra for a window seat but found themselves sitting next to a blank wall.

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While not everyone has the money to fly or the luck to grab a window seat, we can nonetheless celebrate the work through social media as well as traditional media outlets.

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Many of us will be familiar with the dilemma of being in a window seat and needing to go to the toilet, but the person next to you has fallen asleep.

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