Definition of "armrest" []

• A support for the arm, as on a piece of furniture or within a motor vehicle. (noun)

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• "The mobile occasional table, which can also be used as an armrest, is quite deliberately an asymmetrical, unique piece, whilst the lumbar cushions, filled with pure down, also contribute to the general adaptability and freedom of use."
• "Isn't it interesting that if you remove the "m" from "armrest" -- and the "m" looks rather like an armrest -- you get "arrest"?"
• "According to the Southwest Airlines policy, "The armrest is the definitive gauge for a customer of size … customers who are unable to lower both armrests and/or who compromise any portion of adjacent seating should proactively book the number of seats needed prior to travel.""