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

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Find a window seat kept warm by a sheepskin rug and enjoy fiskesuppe, a traditional soup made with cream, butter, flour, potatoes, carrots, and fish, with mountain views stretching before you. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 Once on the flight, Robbins was offered a window seat with no one in the aisle beside her. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 Fanny Gagnon O’Donnell was traveling on a flight from Spain to Germany where she was seated in the window seat. Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024 Its 77 guest rooms and suites were built with comfort and views in mind; the upholstered window seats make looking at Oregon wine country even more enjoyable. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for window seat 

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 2 Jan. 2025.

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