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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
Recent Examples on the Web
The interior features Deluxe Mustang vinyl bucket seats in black, a center console, and wood-grain accents.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Photo : Mecum Auctions The interior presents vinyl bucket seats, a center console, and wood-grain accents.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Performance bucket seats are available as an add-on and there will be room to personalize the cabin through Mercedes’s Manufaktur Signature program.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
In the cockpit, both driver and passenger enjoy comfort unknown to 1960s travelers, with supportive sport bucket seats upholstered in sumptuous Saddle Brazilian leather.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
In place of the single bench seat, there are now three-across bucket seats with a second row behind.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
The 2+2 famously used wide, eight-lug hubs and included a beefier suspension, bucket seats, a Hurst shifter, and special badging.
—Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
Inside are a pair of sculpted bucket seats, with the Continental’s rear perches replaced by a luggage shelf.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2024
The helm has four body-gripping bucket seats that wouldn’t look out of place in a Lamborghini supercar, with big 22-inch Garmin glass screens for navigation.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above
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“Bucket seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20seat. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
bucket seat
noun
: a low seat for one person used chiefly in automobiles and airplanes
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