passenger seat

noun

: the front seat of a vehicle (such as a car) where a passenger sits

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The individual grabbed the red bag from the front passenger seat of the Honda and placed it in the trashcan the explosives were found in, the statement alleged. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026 When a task force of local and federal officers pulled over the vehicle, Steffens was in the passenger seat, refused to get out and started shooting at the five officers on scene. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026 The Nampa department said that during the traffic stop, the man in the passenger seat presented a handgun and did not follow officers’ commands. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 Brown was thrown fully into the car and landed in the front passenger seat. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passenger seat

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“Passenger seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20seat. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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