Also means
seat (of a bicycle)
Usage Note
Selle refers to a horse's saddle or a bicycle seat; the two are the same word in French, unlike English. The related verb seller means to saddle a horse. Note the homophone sel (salt), which is masculine — la selle (saddle/seat) is feminine.
Examples
"Elle a ajusté la selle de son vélo."
Natural Translation
She adjusted the saddle on her bicycle.

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