bench seat

noun

A seat in an automobile or other vehicle that spans the entire width of the passenger compartment.

Opposite
bucket seat
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Meanings

nounbench seat (plural bench seats)

plural bench seats

  1. A seat in an automobile or other vehicle that spans the entire width of the passenger compartment.

    Many popular collector cars have gone through cycles where they were modified. These modifications often included discarding the stock bench seat in favor of aftermarket bucket seats or buckets from some later model car.

    1997, Bruce Caldwell, Auto Upholstery & Interiors, page 79

    Antonyms: bucket seat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA seat in an automobile or other vehicle that spans the entire width of the passenger compartment.

Opposite
bucket seat
Cite this entry
APA

bench seat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20seat

MLA

“bench seat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20seat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bench seat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20seat.

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