bucket seat

noun

: a low, separate, usually contoured seat for one person (as in an automobile or an airplane) compare bench seat

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Other add-ons include magnesium performance wheels, monoblock brake calipers, and carbon-fiber bucket seats for the two-person cabin. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025 The replica also has all the Eclipse's hood pins, decals and racing bucket seats. Charles Singh, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025 Interior luxury The interior has four pedestal bucket seats. Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Adjusting to the Ford Mustang GT’s bucket seats and low-slung interior was easy. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bucket seat

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bucket seat was in 1908

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“Bucket seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20seat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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bucket seat

noun
: a low seat for one person used chiefly in automobiles and airplanes
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