partners desk

noun

: a large desk with an open kneehole which allows use of the desk by two people seated opposite each other

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Southwest Business, the new name for the carrier's push, has updated its SWABIZ online booking tool, added more account managers across the U.S. and created a new business-to-business partner desk. Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2019

This design from American furniture brand HBF shaves off desktop acreage and stowage, then further economizes by borrowing the face-to-face setup of the partners desk, so apt for today’s idea-sharing worker bees. Cara Gibbs, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2018

The real wow factor comes after a climb to the third floor — a deep red elegant den of curiosities, split into an office area with an 18th century partner desk and a seating area with plush chairs and ottomans around a fireplace. Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 20 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above