bench seat

English

Noun

bench seat (plural bench seats)

the bench seat of a 1958 Edsel Corsair

1. A seat in an automobile or other vehicle that spans the entire width of the passenger compartment.

   Antonym: bucket seat

   • 1997, Bruce Caldwell, Auto Upholstery & Interiors, page 79:

     Many popular collector cars have gone through cycles where they were modified. These modifications often included discarding the stock bench seat in favor of aftermarket bucket seats or buckets from some later model car.