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Travel & Airport English vocabulary · Boarding & On the Plane

Seat recline

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, seat recline means: The backward movement or resting angle of a seat back in a passenger vehicle.

In Turkish: koltuk sırtlığının yatması

How it is used

Used in seat descriptions and passenger requests; recline refers to the back rather than the whole row spacing.

Example sentences

  1. The last row offered limited seat recline because a partition stood behind it.

    The phrase describes how far the seat back can move.

  2. I compared seat recline and cushion width before paying for the overnight upgrade.

    Recline is one comfort feature among several separate seat characteristics.

Common collocations

  • limited seat recline
  • adjust the seat recline
  • flight attendantA member of the cabin crew who looks after passengers' safety and comfort on a plane, serves food and drinks and helps in emergencies.
  • aisle seatA seat next to the passage that runs between the rows on a plane, train or bus, so you can get up without disturbing others.

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