# seating

Pronunciation: US say "SEE-ting" /ˈsiːtɪŋ/; UK

## Noun

1. The chairs, benches, and other places provided for people to sit on.
   - Simple: Chairs and other places set out for people to sit.
   - _The wedding planner arranged seating for all the visiting relatives._
   - _Stadium seating wraps around the entire field on three sides._
2. A scheduled period during which a group of people is let into a meal, performance, or event and shown to their places.
   - Simple: A set time when one group of people is let in to sit and eat or watch.
   - _The restaurant offers an early seating and a late seating for the holiday meal._
   - _Guests holding tickets for the second seating waited in the lobby._
3. The act of placing people in their assigned or chosen places.
   - Simple: The act of showing people where to sit.
   - _The seating of the wedding party followed a strict order of precedence._
   - _Ushers managed the seating of latecomers during the intermission._
4. Fabric or other material used to make or cover seats.
   - Simple: Cloth or other material used to make or cover seats.
   - _The manufacturer sources durable seating for its office chairs._
   - _Worn seating on the antique settee needed replacing._
6. The fitted supports that hold the parts of a machine or structure together, including the housing in which a component rests.
   - Simple: The fitted parts that hold pieces of a machine or structure firmly in place.
   - _The valve fits snugly into its seating._
   - _Vibration had gradually loosened the seating that held the pump in place._
7. The part of a ship's floor timbers that rests directly on the keel.
   - Simple: The part of a boat's bottom that rests on the keel.
   - _The carpenter inspected the seating where the floor timbers met the keel._
   - _Water had seeped into the seating along the length of the keel._

## Verb

5. Present participle of seat. — present participle and gerund of seat
   - Simple: Present participle of seat. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _The usher is seating latecomers at the back of the room._
   - _They are seating the choir behind the orchestra._

## Noun

8. Stiff, coarse cloth woven from horsehair, used for upholstery and for stiffening garments. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A rough, stiff cloth made from horse hair.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/seating (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).