bucket seat


noun
  1. an individual seat with a rounded or contoured back, as in some automobiles and airplanes, often made to fold forward.

Origin of bucket seat

1
First recorded in 1905–10

Words Nearby bucket seat

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How to use bucket seat in a sentence

  • G forces slammed him into the bucket seat and the world went gray as blood drained from his head.

    The Scarlet Lake Mystery | Harold Leland Goodwin
  • Nagel's body, scrunched deep into his bucket seat, seemed pitifully thin under the heavy harnessing.

    First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
  • He was bent over the third and last crewman, who had been strapped in a bucket seat immediately behind the pilot.

    First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
  • Just imagine, we'll be able to sleep stretched out instead of doubled up in a bucket seat.

    First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
  • He slid into the single bucket seat and with a flick of his finger set the tiny reaction motor into operation.

    The Thirst Quenchers | Rick Raphael

British Dictionary definitions for bucket seat

bucket seat

noun
  1. a seat in a car, aircraft, etc, having curved sides that partially enclose and support the body

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