- bench seat
- noun Date: 1952 a seat in an automotive vehicle that extends the full width of the passenger section
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Bench seat — The traditional seat installed in American automobiles was the bench seat. This seat featured a continuous pad running the full width of the cabin. The second row of most sedans is usually a bench, unless a console is installed in a luxury model… … Wikipedia
bench seat — A front seat which runs from the left door to the right door. The alternative is bucket seats. Also see split bench seat … Dictionary of automotive terms
bench seat — /bɛntʃ ˈsit/ (say bench seet) noun (in a motor vehicle) a seat which is not divided into sections for individual passengers. Compare bucket seat …
bench seat — noun : a seat in an automotive vehicle that extends the full width of the passenger section * * * n. a seat across the whole width of a car * * * noun, pl ⋯ seats [count] : a long seat in a vehicle (such as a car) that goes across the full width… … Useful english dictionary
split bench seat — A front seat arrangement in which the left side is independent from the right side. While a bucket seat is shaped for an individual, split bench seats can still hold three people. Most are split 60/40 where the smaller portion is for the driver.… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Bench (furniture) — For metonymic and other uses see Bench (metonymy) and Bench A bench is a piece of furniture, which mostly offersseveral persons seating. As a rule, benches are made of wood, but one can also find stone benches and benches made of synthetic… … Wikipedia
seat — [1] A surface upon which another part rests or seats. Example: valve seat is matched surface upon which valve face rests. [2] Minor wearing of the piston ring surface during initial use. Rings then fit or seat properly against the cylinder wall.… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Seat belt — This article is about the safety device. For the band, see The Seatbelts. A 3 point seat belt … Wikipedia
bench — n 1: the place where a judge sits in court asked counsel to approach the bench compare bar 1a, dock, jury box, sidebar … Law dictionary
Bench — Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [1913 Webster] Mossy benches supplied the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
