single-seater

Solo cockpit craft

A single-seater is a vehicle designed for one person only—typically an aircraft or racing car.

Single-seater racing cars, also called open-wheel cars, include Formula One vehicles: He spent years in single-seaters before moving to sports car racing.

The term distinguishes from two-seaters or multi-passenger vehicles.

aviation

cockpit

Pilot's control compartment

ultralight · monoplane · canopy · pilot · aerobatic · warbird · propeller · fuselage · taildragger · joystick

motorsport

Formula One

Top-tier open-wheel racing

  • go-kartMiniature single-seat racer
  • IndyCarAmerican single-seat racing series
  • racingSpeed competition sport

cockpit · dragster · sprint car · helmet · pit stop · qualifying · pole position · chicane · slipstream · podium

watercraft

kayak

Enclosed single-person watercraft

rowing shell · dinghy · jetski · paddle · cockpit · hull · outrigger · whitewater · solo · oar

furniture

armchair

Upholstered seat with supports

accent chair · wingback · club chair · lounger · reading chair · rocker · swivel · upholstered · cushion · compact

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passenger capacity

single-seatertwo-seater

Vehicle accommodating two passengers

tandem · passenger aircraft · airliner · bus · coach

Family

single, seater, seat, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, singular

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G