bench seat
noun
: a seat in a vehicle that extends the full width of the passenger section compare bucket seat
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In the second row, a bench seat can be swapped in for standard captain’s chairs; either way, a touch of a button cues the seat to step out of the way for better third-row access.
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Marty Padgett, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
The second-row bench seat can hold three car seats — and tip forward for third-row access without removing them.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Advertisements and country music videos might look back with rosy glasses at the good ol’ days when pickups had bench seats and gun racks and parked next to near-ripe corn fields in the sunset.
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
Stacy keeps a tablet running next to him – sometimes on the floor next to his bench seat, other times leaning against the scorer’s table – while tracking play calls and lineups during the game.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Marty Padgett, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
The second-row bench seat can hold three car seats — and tip forward for third-row access without removing them.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Advertisements and country music videos might look back with rosy glasses at the good ol’ days when pickups had bench seats and gun racks and parked next to near-ripe corn fields in the sunset.
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
Stacy keeps a tablet running next to him – sometimes on the floor next to his bench seat, other times leaning against the scorer’s table – while tracking play calls and lineups during the game.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bench seat
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“Bench seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bench%20seat. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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