Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

window seat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: win-dow seat
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A typically soft seat placed in a recess, for a window, in a wall, and filling the recess.

noun

A seat beside a window in public transport, as in a bus, train or passenger aircraft.

Example Sentences

"Or take an eastbound Met from King's Cross outside the rush hour, when you ought to be able to find a window seat. Again, look up, to see the beautiful brick valley made by the Metropolitan: the towering arcaded walls with brick struts going over."

Etymology

From window + seat.

Inflected Forms

window seats (plural) window-seat (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

aisle seat aisle

Synonyms

window

Questions

What does window seat mean?: A typically soft seat placed in a recess, for a window, in a wall, and filling the recess.
Where does window seat come from?: From window + seat.

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