window seat
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈwɪndoʊ siːt/
:
asiento junto a la ventana
- The girls' bedroom has a delightful built-in window seat with two storage drawers below.
- sitting on the window seat
- cushioned window seat
- get a window seat
Examples
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I curled my legs beneath me on the cushioned window seat and gazed upward at the sky.
Fiction book (2000) -
The sun streamed through a sparkling bay window and splashed across the broad window seat.
Fiction book (1999) -
Do you mind if I take the window seat?
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The best I can do is get you a window seat on the bus ride to Sing Sing.
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As a child, she loved to play with small objects on a deep window seat in her bedroom.
Academic text (1992) -
Are you in the middle, aisle or window seat?
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That was the window seat where she used to curl up and read.
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So, I curled up in the window seat and gave it a look.
Fiction book (1996) -
Ben handed her an icy Coors, and they sat down together on a broad window seat.
Fiction book (1997) -
The playroom has a deep, cushioned window seat that lifts up for toy storage.
Synonyms
210
1.0
A long hard seat for several people, often made of wood
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'seat' located at or by a 'window' is exactly what the phrase describes, so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE. This noun-noun compound follows common cross-linguistic patterns (window + seat) and is likely immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Window seat comes from a simple house idea: a low seat built into the space under a window, where people would sit to look outside or rest. That's why it means 'a seat by the window' or 'a cozy spot' to enjoy the view.