bucket seat

noun

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

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Published on March 11, 2025 SBX Cars Photo : SBX Cars Photo : SBX Cars The carbon-fiber bucket seats have been reupholstered with more cushy foam padding. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025 The Buckinghamshire Green ‘Super Cygnet’ features a bespoke Alcantara and carbon fiber interior with Vantage instrumentation and Recaro racing bucket seats. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 There are some modern-day creature comforts, though, like carbon-fiber bucket seats, climate control, and phone connectivity. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025 The exterior is painted Silver Gray, but inside is a lot of red: red bucket seats with Alfred Baisch lap belts originally intended for racing and a two-piece red luggage set intended for touring. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 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 31 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

bucket seat

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