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BACK SEAT, BUCKET SEAT, HOT SEAT, LOVE SEAT, PASSENGER SEAT

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TOWN/CITY jA ta : if: 6 ~ of sth [formal] a place where people are involved in a particular activity, especially a

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the seat of government of the US.

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wing it be in the driving seat (BrE) [NAmE be in the driver’s seat) to be the person in control of a situation •fifijAllt A; ^X^^ilkfv — more at back seat, bum n., edge n. m verb [VN]

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tf\0 o The bus can carry 42 seated passengers.

42    o note at sit

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seat-mate /'siitmeit/ noun a person that you sit next to when you are travelling, especially on a plane ( A 4b T$

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sea-ward /'sirwad; NAmE -ward/ adj. towards the sea; in the direction of the sea fo] 64; if] f§ 64: the seaward side of the coastal road  64-TM ► sea-ward

(also sea-wards /-wadz; NAmE -wardz/) adv.: Her gaze was fixed seawards. MilM AiSo 'sea water noun [U] water from the sea or ocean, that is salty '4XK

sea-way /‘si:wei/ noun a passage from the sea through the land along which large ships can travel ( AM

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