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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Mariska and her two older brothers Mickey, Jr. and Zoltan were sleeping in the back seat and survived.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
While transporting the suspect to the Marion County Jail, Harden, who was still handcuffed in the back seat, allegedly retrieved a gun concealed in her pants and opened fire at Deputy Guillard’s head.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
With the back seat extended flat, the cargo area expands to 46.2 cubic feet.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Their 12-year-old sister, Ella Christensen, was in the back seat.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
While transporting the suspect to the Marion County Jail, Harden, who was still handcuffed in the back seat, allegedly retrieved a gun concealed in her pants and opened fire at Deputy Guillard’s head.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
With the back seat extended flat, the cargo area expands to 46.2 cubic feet.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Their 12-year-old sister, Ella Christensen, was in the back seat.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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