Seating

/ˈsiːtɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

(gerund) The act of one that seats..

Definitions by Sense

1. (gerund) The act of one that seats.
2. (uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit.
3. (countable) A period of time in which people are allowed into a performance, a meal, etc., to be seated.
4. Material for making seats.
5. (obsolete) Haircloth.
6. (mechanics) Collectively, the various fitted supports of the parts of a structure or of a machine; a housing in which a component is seated.
7. (shipbuilding) That part of the floor which rests on the keel.
8. present participle and gerund of seat

Example Sentences

The seating of passengers will begin soon.

There is plenty of comfortable seating.

Above the concourse, the underneath of the platforms has been clad with attractive wood panelling, while the columns holding them up are surrounded with seating - for use by passengers biding their time waiting for their trains, or who have used one of the 70-or-so eateries or shops that form part of the retail developments at the station.

The first seating begins at 5 o'clock.

an exclusive restaurant offering just ten spaces per seating

cane seating

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Word Forms

• seatings

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