In plain English
On a plane, some rows have seats side by side. A middle seat is the one with another passenger seat on each side, so it is neither the window-side seat nor the aisle-side seat.
In context
Here, "Middle Seat" labels a seat position that denotes a passenger seat located between two other seats in the row.
- Situation
- Booking flights, choosing fares, seats, baggage, and optional services
- What it communicates
- labels a seat position on the seating layout.
Meaning limits
The term identifies only the seat's position within the row and does not by itself indicate anything else about the seat.
Examples
“On the flight, she got the middle seat between a man at the window and a woman on the aisle.”
“His boarding pass assigned him a middle seat near the back of the plane.”