drop seat

noun

1

: a hinged seat (as in a taxi) that may be dropped down

2

: a seat (as in an undergarment) that can be unbuttoned

Examples of drop seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

We were also impressed by the functionality of the zipper thigh vents, front fly zip, drop seat, and internal snow gaiter. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025

The stretch panel at the back allows for greater range of motion, and the unique dual-drop seat makes a bathroom break simple. —Déjà Leonard, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023

Ladies’ technical outerwear has traditionally used a zippered crotch or a rainbow-style drop seat to facilitate bathroom breaks. —Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2016

But such designs either require compatible, open-crotched base layers–or a lot of fussing to move tights away from the open drop seat. —Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2016

The drop seat offers similar functionality to the Sierra, but a slimmer fit in the thighs and a bit more room around the midsection made the Beretta the second choice for my strong skier legs. —Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2019

Both men’s and women’s models have a drop seat feature for bathroom breaks ($400). —Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021

Dining room chairs with drop seats are a pretty doable reupholstering project for beginners. —Kelsey Ogletree, House Beautiful, 4 June 2019

For them, a president this far underwater in national polls is cause for concern, given that the party in control of the White House usually drops seats in midterm elections. —Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 18 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for drop seat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete