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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Wilson, 25, of Chicago, was riding his bike south from Chicago on May 25, 2021, to Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond sometime after 7:30 p.m. when a man in the back seat of an aquamarine Honda Odyssey opened fire on him, according to an affidavit.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
According to state police, a 2-year-old child was observed in the back seat of the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), witnesses saw a man attempting to drive away in an SUV while a woman desperately tried to remove her two young children, just 2 years old and 6 months old, from the back seat.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Jackson shot at the back seat of the car, striking Rivera and another 23-year-old in the chest and neck, officials said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
According to state police, a 2-year-old child was observed in the back seat of the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), witnesses saw a man attempting to drive away in an SUV while a woman desperately tried to remove her two young children, just 2 years old and 6 months old, from the back seat.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Jackson shot at the back seat of the car, striking Rivera and another 23-year-old in the chest and neck, officials said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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