bucket seat

noun

: a low, separate, usually contoured seat for one person (as in an automobile or an airplane) compare bench seat

Examples of bucket seat in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bucket seat was in 1908

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“Bucket seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20seat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

bucket seat

noun
: a low seat for one person used chiefly in automobiles and airplanes
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