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| amen corner |
in some Protestant churches in the southern United States, a seating section for those who lead the congregation's responses of "amen." |
| armrest |
a support for the arm, as found on chairs, theater seating, and the like. |
| back seat |
a seat or seating area behind other seats, esp. of a vehicle. |
| bleacher |
(usu. pl.) seating arranged in tiers, usu. of benches, as in a gymnasium or the cheaper sections of a baseball park. [1/2 definitions] |
| cocktail lounge |
a room or seating area, usu. in a hotel or restaurant, in which alcoholic drinks are served. |
| general admission |
a class of admission fee, usu. for open seating or seats not in the reserved sections, as in a theater. |
| headwaiter |
one who oversees the other waiters in a restaurant and often is in charge of reservations and seating. |
| host1 |
a person who shows customers to their seats in an informal restaurant and often makes the seating decisions. [1/5 definitions] |
| pew |
a seating compartment in a church. [1/2 definitions] |
| seatmate |
a person sharing the same seat or seating row, as on a passenger plane or train. |
| sport-utility vehicle |
a passenger vehicle that combines the seating capacity of a large car or van with the power of a truck. |
| SUV |
abbreviation of "sport-utility vehicle," a passenger vehicle that combines the seating capacity of a large car or van with the power of a truck. |
| tonneau |
the enclosed rear seating compartment in an early model of automobile, or the entire body of such a model. [2 definitions] |
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