box seat

box seat
noun
1. a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
• Hypernyms: ↑seat
• Part Holonyms: ↑box, ↑loge, ↑grandstand, ↑covered stand
2. the driver's seat on a coach
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an armed guard sat in the box with the driver

• Syn: ↑box
• Hypernyms: ↑seat
• Part Holonyms: ↑coach, ↑four-in-hand, ↑coach-and-four

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noun
1. : a built-in chest whose top forms a seat; specifically : the driver's seat on a coach
2.
a. : a seat in a theater or grandstand box
b. : a position especially favorable for viewing something

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a seat in a box at the theater, opera, etc.
[1830-40]

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box seat noun
1. A driver's seat on a coach
2. A seat in a box in a theatre, etc
3. A commanding or favourable position (informal)
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Main Entry: ↑box

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box seat,
a chair or seat in a box at a theater, hall, stadium, grandstand, or race track.

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n.
1) a seat in a box in a theater or sports stadium
2) historical a coachman's seat

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noun, pl ⋯ seats [count]
: a seat in a small area or section of seats that is separated from the other seats a theater or stadium

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ˈbox seat 7 [box seat] noun
Idiom: ↑in the box seat

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • box seat — box′ seat′ n. sbz a seat in a box at the theater, opera, etc • Etymology: 1830–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • box seat — n. a seat in a box at a theater, stadium, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • box seat — noun Date: 1842 1. box II,4b 2. a. a seat in a box (as in a theater or grandstand) b. a position favorable for viewing something …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • box seat — a seat in a box at the theater, opera, etc. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • in the box seat — in the ˈbox seat idiom (AustralE, NZE, informal) in a position in which you have an advantage Main entry: ↑box seatidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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