window seat

noun

1
: a seat built into a window recess
2
: a seat next to a window (as in a bus or airplane)

Examples of window seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Driving the news: Seats 1A, 7F and 7A — all front-row window seats in their respective classes — are the most popular options based on a typical Boeing 737-800 seat map, per Upgraded Points' recent survey. Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 31 July 2024 Reserve a right-side window seat for views of Mt. Fuji. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2024 Rooms in the original building boast wooden beams, cozy window seats, velvet throws, and bathrooms clad in bespoke tiles from the Netherlands’ oldest ceramics company. By Devorah Lev-Tov, TIME, 25 July 2024 Sitting in the window seat, next to the door plug—the piece that had flown off an aircraft of the same Boeing 737 Max 9 model three weeks prior—was the airline's Chief Operating Officer, Constance von Muehlen. Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for window seat 

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Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of window seat was in 1745

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“Window seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20seat. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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