sliding seat

noun

: a rower's seat (as in a racing shell) that slides fore and aft

called also slide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Mid-race, her partner fell off his sliding seat in the boat. —

Bethany Ericson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2021 The decision to limit the smart slide seat to the passenger side is perplexing but a small fault in an excellent family vehicle that looks just a bit tougher and more capable than most of its competitors. —

Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017

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