car seat
noun
: a portable seat for an infant or a small child that attaches to an automobile seat and holds the child safely
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Host families waited nearby to drive the families to their temporary homes, with car seats donated by the community ready in their cars for the young children.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
The manhunt for Drummond across rural Tennessee began after the baby was found in a car seat in a front yard near Tigrett on July 29, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office said.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Found baby sparks murder investigation The case began after a 7-month-old infant girl was found sitting in a car seat in an unconnected person's front yard near Tigrett, a community in Dyer County, on July 29.
—James Powel, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
That’s when Caylor and others saw that there was a crying baby – who looked to be a toddler – improperly secured in a car seat facing the wrong way.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
The manhunt for Drummond across rural Tennessee began after the baby was found in a car seat in a front yard near Tigrett on July 29, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office said.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Found baby sparks murder investigation The case began after a 7-month-old infant girl was found sitting in a car seat in an unconnected person's front yard near Tigrett, a community in Dyer County, on July 29.
—James Powel, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
That’s when Caylor and others saw that there was a crying baby – who looked to be a toddler – improperly secured in a car seat facing the wrong way.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for car seat
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“Car seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20seat. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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