box seat
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4.4
- noun
- /bɑks siːt/
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- At night, Wills, John, and his wife Sarah sit in box seats at Yankee Stadium watching the playoffs.
- box seat tickets
- opera box seats
- box seats for games
Examples
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We had never sat together in box seats before, and we marveled at seeing everything so close up, how quickly the game really moves.
Fiction book (1993) -
Just about every seat on the main floor and the balconies was taken, although the box seats on either side of the stage were all empty.
Fiction book (2001) -
I got two box seats.
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Two box seats on the third base line.
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I'm going to get myself a box seat.
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A friend had given my father box seats along the third-base line.
Fiction book (1990) -
In fact, my firm has box seats for the Mariners.
Fiction book (1993) -
I can't believe you are turning down box seats to a Yankee game.
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Dmitri turns to Anya and gestures to the box seats to the left.
Fiction book (1997) -
We enjoyed a fantastic view of the concert from our box seat at the theater.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place for one person to sit, for example in a theater
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2.9
A small enclosed area where people sit or watch, for example at a theatre
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7.4
A private room high in a stadium where guests watch events
How Private
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'box seat' is simply a 'seat' located in a 'box' (an enclosed or elevated seating area), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the idea of a private/premium seat. This noun–noun combination follows common, cross‑linguistic patterns for naming specific locations, making the expression clearly transparent.
Etymology
Box seat comes from theatres that had small raised private boxes along the sides where people sat above the crowd and had a clear view. That's why it means a 'private' or 'premium' seat with a 'good view'.