noun
cross seat
A seat arranged perpendicular to the direction of travel, often found in trains or buses, as opposed to longitudinal bench seating.
この電車はクロスシートなので、景色がよく見える。
This train has cross seats, so you can see the scenery well.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes seen in product names or emphasis.
Longitudinal bench seating along the walls of a train or bus, as opposed to individual forward-facing cross seats.
Loanword from English 'cross seat', referring to seating arranged perpendicular to the direction of travel.