window seat

noun

1
: a seat built into a window recess
2
: a seat next to a window (as in a bus or airplane)

Examples of window seat in a Sentence

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The lawsuits say people buy window seats for several reasons, including to address fear of flying or motion sickness, keep a child occupied, get extra light, or watch the world go by. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 At no point during the seat selection process did Delta warn him that 23F was a windowless window seat, according to Meyer, one of the lead plaintiffs. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025 Anderson originally booked a window seat for the flight. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 The lawsuits say people buy window seats for several reasons including to address fear of flying or motion sickness, keep a child occupied, get extra light or watch the world go by. Jonathan Stempel, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for window seat

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of window seat was in 1745

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

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