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bucket seat
noun
: a low, separate, usually contoured seat for one person (as in an automobile or an airplane) compare bench seat
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The exterior is painted Silver Gray, but inside is a lot of red: red bucket seats with Alfred Baisch lap belts originally intended for racing and a two-piece red luggage set intended for touring.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
The drama continues inside with red accents on the steering wheel, seatbelts, and seats themselves, along with carbon-fibre Recaro bucket seats.
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Peter Lyon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The black interior features optional bucket seats, console and floor shifter, an AM Radio, and the Road Runner center horn.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Comfortable front bucket seats were available in fabric or leather, with two rear bucket seats that add to the sporting character of the car.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above
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“Bucket seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20seat. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
bucket seat
noun
: a low seat for one person used chiefly in automobiles and airplanes
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