bench seat
noun
: a seat in a vehicle that extends the full width of the passenger section compare bucket seat
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Closed, the cabinets make a handsome backdrop paired with an upholstered bench seat, but open doors reveal a wealth of storage space.
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Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Family Friendliness: The Volvo XC90 offers more safety features than its competitors, a pop-up booster seat on the center row bench seat, and for 2025, arm rests were added to the center row captain’s chairs.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
Its living room is centered around a large bench seat and is open and uncluttered.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2026
The Comfort Package included second-row captains seats and a third-row bench seat, plus memory settings for the driver, a heated steering wheel and a Bose 10-speaker CenterPoint surround sound audio system.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2026
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Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Family Friendliness: The Volvo XC90 offers more safety features than its competitors, a pop-up booster seat on the center row bench seat, and for 2025, arm rests were added to the center row captain’s chairs.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
Its living room is centered around a large bench seat and is open and uncluttered.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2026
The Comfort Package included second-row captains seats and a third-row bench seat, plus memory settings for the driver, a heated steering wheel and a Bose 10-speaker CenterPoint surround sound audio system.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bench seat
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“Bench seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bench%20seat. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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