seating

Pluralseatings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Chairs and other places set out for people to sit.

   Like the rows of chairs set up before a show begins.

   The hall has seating for two hundred guests.

   There wasn't enough seating, so some people had to stand.

   Similarplaces, chairs

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A set time when one group of people is let in to sit and eat or watch.

   Like taking turns: one group eats first, then the next group comes in.

   We booked the early seating for dinner on the cruise.

   The theater offers two seatings each night.

   Similarsitting, serving

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of showing people where to sit.

   The seating of all the guests took longer than expected.

   Careful seating of the two rival families kept the peace.

   Similarplacement, arrangement

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Cloth or other material used to make or cover seats.

   They ordered new seating to cover the old wooden chairs.

   They chose soft seating for the long dining benches.

   Similarupholstery, covering

5. 5
   verb

   Present participle of seat. Use this form for an action happening right now.

   The host is seating the guests by the window.

   She is seating everyone before the speech begins.

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6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The fitted parts that hold pieces of a machine or structure firmly in place.

   Like a slot that holds a battery firmly so it can't move around.

   The engineer checked the seating for the engine mount.

   Worn seating let the bearing slip out of position.

   Similarhousing, mounting, socket

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7. 7
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The part of a boat's bottom that rests on the keel.

   The shipwright repaired the seating where it met the keel.

   Rot had weakened the seating of the old fishing boat.

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