bucket seat

noun

: a low, separate, usually contoured seat for one person (as in an automobile or an airplane) compare bench seat

Examples of bucket seat in a Sentence

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Charles Muse: Selonia's body … was in between the bucket seats of the car with her torso over into the backseat of the car. Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025 Original price: $3,999 This four-seater hot tub has 13 jets, a multicolor underwater LED light and four bucket seats with their own jets. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Hyundai Coming inside, the cockpit is mostly bare, with a roll cage and sporty bucket seats. New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025 Lightweight bucket seats with carbon fiber shells, first seen on the hybrid 918 Spyder, deny graceful entry or exit; but their aggressive bolstering is ideal for the car’s dynamic capabilities. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bucket seat

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bucket seat was in 1908

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“Bucket seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20seat. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

bucket seat

noun
: a low seat for one person used chiefly in automobiles and airplanes
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