variants
or less commonly backseat
1
: a seat in the back (as of an automobile)
2
: a secondary or inferior position
… the issues and concerns that have sometimes been given a back seat …—
Al Gore
see also take a back seat
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Two good Samaritans stopped to help Lewis — who was sitting in a lawn chair on the road's median — and found the body of a dead woman in the back seat, according to the criminal complaint obtained by KSTP.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
On the downside, small trunk opening and cramped back seat.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Chevrolet Suburban Premiere, a carry over from the 2025 line that offers updates to the entertainment and in-car camera systems, the latter of which allows the driver to monitor activity in the back seats.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the Gravity offers tray tables for those sitting in the back seat.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
On the downside, small trunk opening and cramped back seat.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Chevrolet Suburban Premiere, a carry over from the 2025 line that offers updates to the entertainment and in-car camera systems, the latter of which allows the driver to monitor activity in the back seats.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the Gravity offers tray tables for those sitting in the back seat.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back seat
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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