back seat

noun

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 seatAl Gore
see also take a back seat

Examples of back seat in a Sentence

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Another area of improvement for Waymo would be enlarging the text size on the tablet in the back seat. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 The redhead in the back seat watched as Jessel strolled by in her padded pants. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024 One gun was found in the back seat and was registered to Williams’ brother, the driver. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024 In late September, Torri was driving down the highway with her 11-year-old son Junior in the back seat when her phone started ringing. Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for back seat 

Word History

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of back seat was in 1715

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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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