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plane seat

plane seat

1 1.1
A place where a passenger sits on an airplane
  • noun
  • /pleɪn siːt/
translation icon : asiento de avión

Examples

  • I had to change my plane seat four times," Veronica says.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I requested a window plane seat for my flight to New York.

  • During the long flight, I enjoyed reading a book while sitting in my plane seat.

  • The airline offered extra legroom in their new plane seats for a more comfortable journey.

Synonyms

seat
vsplane seat
∞ 1.0

A place for one person to sit, for example in a theater

is used only for passengers on commercial flights not for general places to sit

How Comfortable

first class
53 3.4
plane seat
1 1.1

Surface Forms

plane seat singular
plane seats plural

Morphology

plane + seat

The meaning 'a seat for a passenger on a commercial airplane' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'plane' (a powered fixed-wing flying vehicle) with 'seat' (a specific place to sit). This straightforward vehicle+seat compound follows regular noun-noun composition patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The name plane seat paints a clear picture: it is the seat inside a plane where a passenger sits during a flight. That's why it means 'a seat for a passenger on a commercial airplane'.