window seat

noun

Etymology

From window + seat.

  1. inherited from sǣte — “house
  2. derived from *sed- — “to sit
  3. derived from *sētiją — “seat
  4. derived from sæti — “seat
  5. inherited from sǣte
  6. inherited from sete
  7. compounded as window seat — “window + seat

Definitions

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

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

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