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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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The rear suspension also had to be completely rethought, resulting in a unique, lifted, inboard setup that features the left- and right-rear coilover units sitting side by side where the back seats in a typical Mustang would be.
—Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Locci’s six-year-old son, asleep in the back seat, survived and later sought help.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Police later found Cagle’s Chevy flatbed pickup outside the terminal and located an AR-15 assault rifle in the back seat with 27 rounds of ammunition.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
And which two are in the back seat?
—Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Locci’s six-year-old son, asleep in the back seat, survived and later sought help.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Police later found Cagle’s Chevy flatbed pickup outside the terminal and located an AR-15 assault rifle in the back seat with 27 rounds of ammunition.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
And which two are in the back seat?
—Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 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 28 Oct. 2025.
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