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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In a video that accompanied the post, Johns can be seen sitting in the back seat of the self-driving car, growing increasingly frustrated as the vehicle makes several loops around a parking lot.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The centimeter-level accuracy of UWB can precisely locate the source to not only sense a child in the back seat when leaving the car but also to sense a child in the front seat, indicating that the passenger airbag should be disabled.
—Iri Trashanki, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Mangione has gathered support online since he was arrested, and after his court appearance, one photo of him smiling in court, and another in the back seat of a car when leaving court, went viral on the internet.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The grandmother, in the back seat, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the Jeep and his wife, both 62 from Clarkston, were taken to a hospital by paramedics.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The centimeter-level accuracy of UWB can precisely locate the source to not only sense a child in the back seat when leaving the car but also to sense a child in the front seat, indicating that the passenger airbag should be disabled.
—Iri Trashanki, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Mangione has gathered support online since he was arrested, and after his court appearance, one photo of him smiling in court, and another in the back seat of a car when leaving court, went viral on the internet.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The grandmother, in the back seat, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the Jeep and his wife, both 62 from Clarkston, were taken to a hospital by paramedics.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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