back seat

noun \ ˈbak-ˈsēt \

variants: or less commonly backseat

|Updated on: 25 May 2018

Definition of back seat

1 : a seat in the back (as of an automobile)

2 : a secondary or inferior position

won't take a back seat to anyone

Recent Examples of back seat from the Web

There was blood on his seat, the center console and the back seat.

— howard ludwig, Daily Southtown, "Hammond man charged with Sauk Village murder," 21 May 2018
The person in the back seat just had minor bumps and bruises.

— keri blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "Houston police officer injured in overnight Gulf Freeway wreck," 20 May 2018
Within minutes of leaving home, our back seat resembles a shabby diner amid a bacterial outbreak.

— jason gay, WSJ, "Memo to Rolls-Royce: Family Car Rides Are Anything but Luxurious," 18 May 2018
Apparently Princess Charlotte had tagged along and was spotted in the back seat.

— erica gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Prince Harry and Prince William Just Surprised Fans at Windsor Ahead of the Royal Wedding," 18 May 2018
The woman's 5-year-old daughter was in the back seat and witnessed the shooting, according to court records.

— gabrielle olivera, azcentral, "Phoenix police will seek second murder count after pregnant shooting victim's newborn dies," 25 Apr. 2018
SUBSCRIBE TODAY Read More One dead, two injured after vehicle hits tree in Lee's Summit The driver and a passenger in the back seat were also injured in the crash.

— kaitlyn schwers, kansascity, "Lee's Summit police identify man killed in crash that seriously injured two others | The Kansas City Star," 19 Apr. 2018
In the 30-second spot, a man settles into the driver’s seat of a car and checks his rear-view mirror to find several passengers in his back seat, including a child.

— jeff weiner, OrlandoSentinel.com, "New ad delivers warning to stoned drivers in Florida: 'Drive Baked, Get Busted'," 11 Apr. 2018
The driver of that car sideswiped an Infinity SUV and then struck the passenger side of a car that was driven by a woman who had her 5-year-old child in the back seat, Johnson said.

— christine clarridge, The Seattle Times, "2 killed, 6 injured in wrong-way crash in Kent, police say," 10 Apr. 2018

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in the meaning defined at sense 1

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