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Meanings of box seat in English

Spanish
caseta

The driver's seat on a coach.

        caseta
        Usage of box seat in English
        1
        He stood upright on the box seat, the whip in his hand.
        John Halifax, Gentleman
        2
        And that again could leave New Zealand Cricket in the box seat.
        Radio NZ
        3
        I'll trouble you to help me up into the box seat, gentlemen.
        The Young Buglers
        4
        Suddenly, Wales were in the box seat, ahead of England on points difference.
        The Guardian
        5
        Oldershaw had secured the box seat; we three took our places behind him.
        Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
        6
        How lucky for him Leon is just off the box seat!
        Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
        7
        The passenger who had had the box seat was standing near all the time.
        Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
        8
        Seeing regimental risaldar on the box seat, I took liberty.
        The Winds of the World
        9
        If that happens it will be in the box seat to lead the next government.
        Radio NZ
        10
        This, however, could put Australia in the box seat.
        News.com.au
        11
        Media reports say it's a joint venture between Sky and TVNZ in the box seat.
        Radio NZ
        12
        I looked longingly at the box seat, but he did not respond to the appeal.
        Selected Stories of Bret Harte
        13
        Yes, I see the lady upon the box seat.
        Rodney Stone
        14
        We heard on the box seat Count d'Etraille blow his nose, from time to time.
        A Selection from the Writings of Guy De Maupassant, Vol. I
        15
        And all this means, sonny, that you're to give up that box seat to HER.
        Trent's Trust, and Other Stories
        16
        The farmer on the box seat was beaming with pride at the return of his patrons.
        The Idol of Paris
        Translations for box seat