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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Perhaps the most glamorous aspect of the excellence-class cabin is its luxury leather seating, arranged with just two window seats facing one another at a table. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025 Flight attendants favor exit row window seats for the extra legroom, quiet surroundings, and a better chance at restful travel. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025 With that in mind, Pathak revealed that to avoid getting sick, a window seat far from the bathroom is the best place to sit on an airplane. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025 The study tracked movements in the economy cabin during transcontinental flights and found that passengers in window seats were far less likely to get up during flights, with only about 40% doing so compared with 80% of those in aisle seats. Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Nov. 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 26 Dec. 2025.

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