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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As the plane taxied to the gate, Levi, a former military airplane mechanic from Las Vegas who was sitting in a window seat, saw smoke coming from the wing and then fire. arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025 As the plane taxied to the gate, the former military airplane mechanic from Las Vegas who was sitting in a window seat, saw smoke coming from the wing and then fire. TIME, 14 Mar. 2025 Richie, who was sitting in a window seat at the time of the crash, recalls the terrifying moments after impact. Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025 She was supposed to be in 30B, a middle seat, but decided to sit in the window seat 37F, the witness recounted in a post on Reddit's r/delta forum. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Jan. 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 31 Mar. 2025.

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