captain's chair

noun

: an armchair with a saddle seat and a low curved back with vertical spindles

Illustration of captain's chair

Illustration of captain's chair

Examples of captain's chair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With driver Chris Ward in the captain's chair, the Czinger 21C clocked in a 48.83-second run with 3rd through 6th place all separated by less than 0.9 of a second. New Atlas, 16 July 2024 Our car had captain's chairs in the second row, which were somewhat lacking in under-thigh support but otherwise okay, although the second row isn't as spacious as some rivals—say, the Chevrolet Traverse, the Kia Telluride, or the Volkswagen Atlas. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023 Opt for the second-row captain's chairs and the total seating drops to seven. Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023 Three rows of seating can accommodate up to eight riders, but buyers can choose to swap the standard second-row bench seat for captain's chairs—a desirable feature in a family crossover—that reduce capacity to seven. Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for captain's chair 

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of captain's chair was in 1946

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“Captain's chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captain%27s%20chair. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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