bench seat

Definition of bench seat

: a seat in a vehicle that extends the full width of the passenger section — compare bucket seat

Examples of bench seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Under that rear bench seat, lockable storage that can be used to stash equipment used for sports, hunting or items like blueprints is also available. — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, "Ford next-generation 2021 F-150s just around the corner," 16 Oct. 2020 In June 2020, Karen Rhodes-Johnson looked into her cellphone from the gray bench seat of her truck. — Anchorage Daily News, "Her stepfather admitted to sexually abusing her. That wasn’t enough to keep her safe.," 18 Sep. 2020 The teacher was supervising a class in the lunch room and said that the student was not sitting properly on the bench seat, the report states. — Eric Levenson, CNN, "Key West Police arrested an 8-year-old at school. His wrists were too small for the handcuffs," 11 Aug. 2020 Cut the bench seat to 14 x 36 inches, and attach it to the rear apron with a 30-inch-long hinge. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How To Build a Stylish Entryway Storage Bench," 27 June 2020 If the seat is all one long cushion, that's considered a tight seat or a bench seat. — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, "The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Sofa That Will Stand the Test of Time," 27 May 2020 As before, the Bentayga will be available with either a rear bench seat (and option of a folding third row) or with a pair of more luxurious individual seats in back. — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, "The 2021 Bentley Bentayga Gets a New Look," 2 July 2020 And the easily accessible third-row bench seats can swallow adults, too. — cleveland, "Toyota’s Sequoia warhorse is aging well (review)," 18 Apr. 2020 The two main styles of dog car seat covers are bench seat covers and hammock seat covers. — The Editors, Field & Stream, "Three Ways to Dog Proof Your Vehicle Seats," 26 Feb. 2020

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bench seat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about bench seat

Dictionary Entries near bench seat

Statistics for bench seat

Last Updated

23 Oct 2020

Cite this Entry

“Bench seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bench%20seat. Accessed 29 Oct. 2020.

Keep scrolling for more

WORD OF THE DAY

rue

Listen to the pronunciation of rue

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Here Be Dragons: A Creature Identification Quiz

Which is a synonym of werewolf?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.