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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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 Photo: Courtesy High Domain A pug quietly staged in the window seat in the listing photos for a $12.95 million Upper East Side townhouse. Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 June 2024 For more window seat ideas, as well as the answers to your burning window seat questions, keep reading. Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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