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

Recent Examples on the Web The Details Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER Seats: 7A, window seat facing the rear. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Cuong Tran’s body lifted out of his seat, suction tore off his shoes and socks, and his leg was injured when a door panel blew off the fuselage right in front of his row 27 window seat on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Jan. 5 over Portland, Oregon, a new lawsuit filed Thursday contends. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024 The most significant is United Airlines, which last fall began boarding economy passengers with window seats before those with middle and aisle seats. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024 All passengers will receive a window seat, special glasses to safely view the eclipse, themed solar eclipse cocktails, and complimentary sun protection. Space fans can enter to win a seat on the special flight by filling out an online application. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024 The intense vacuum ripped the V-neck sweater and T-shirt from a 15-year-old in a window seat at the edge of the void, and sent his headset and cell phone flying into the evening sky. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024 Get lost in a book (there’s a small, multi-language library on board); sweat it out in the ocean-view sauna, or just find a window seat and watch the water go by. Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024 Passengers won't have to worry about clambering for the window seats, either—the Airbus A220-300 has extra large windows for prime viewing. Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024 The patio is the place to be in the summer, but in the winter, the window seats are ideal for watching people skate around the ice rink right outside. Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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