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priority seat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A seat on public transport reserved for use by people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women and others in need.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 愛心專座 /爱心专座 (àixīn zhuānzuò) — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Chinese Mandarin: 愛心座位 /爱心座位 (àixīn zuòwèi) — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Chinese Mandarin: 博愛座 /博爱座 (bó'àizuò) — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老弱病殘孕專座 /老弱病残孕专座 (lǎoruòbìngcányùn zhuānzuò) — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Finnish: vanhuksille ja liikuntaesteisille varattu paikka — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • French: place prioritaire — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • German: Behindertensitzplatz — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • German: Schwerbehindertensitzplatz — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • German: Vorrangplatz — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Japanese: 優先席 (yūsenseki) — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Japanese: シルバーシート (shirubā shīto) — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Korean: 교통약자석 (gyotong'yakjaseok) — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Korean: 노약자석 (noyakjaseok) — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Spanish: asiento reservado — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Swedish: prioriterad sittplats — seat reserved by use for people in need
  • Thai: ที่นั่งสํารอง — seat reserved by use for people in need