box seat

noun

A seat among a group of seats in an enclosure, as at a theater or stadium.

“He's got a box seat. We're in the bleachers.”

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Meanings

nounbox seat (plural box seats)

plural box seats

  1. A seat among a group of seats in an enclosure, as at a theater or stadium.

    He's got a box seat. We're in the bleachers.

  2. idiomaticA favorable vantage point.

    His desk afforded him a box seat to see who spoke to whom at the watercooler.

  3. historicalA coachbox.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe driver's seat on a coach

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Broader
seat
Also see
boxringside seat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish aitiopaikka, aitiopaikka
  • aitiopaikkaseat
  • aitiopaikkafavorable vantage point
French siège
  • siègeseat
Russian ло́жа
  • ло́жа (lóža)seat
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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