armrest

noun

arm·​rest ˈärm-ˌrest How to pronounce armrest (audio)
: a support for the arm

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Its cushion measures 2 feet across, and there are 29 inches between the armrests. Clint Davis, People.com, 29 May 2025 Two other fragments of the armrest are lying beside it. Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 25 May 2025 Outside of the noteworthy reclining and footrest features, the chair has not one but two cup holders on the armrests to keep your summer cocktails, sweet tea, or refreshing lemonade close by and snug in place. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025 Some poses, like high lunge, require a chair without armrests. Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for armrest

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of armrest was in 1849

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“Armrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armrest. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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