Examples of backrest in a Sentence
a chair with a cushioned backrest
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Re-closing the top requires releasing a lever between the seats’ backrests, unfolding the top and re-latching its center hooks.
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James Raia, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
Reto Togni & Stefan Villiger / ETH Zurich The chair's user is able to tilt its backrest to the left or right simply by leaning their body accordingly.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Unusually, the seats are fixed in position, including the backrest.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The other two big changes for 2025 include a new Tremor trim that transforms the Expedition from family hauler to an off-road base camp and a split tailgate accessorized with an adjustable piece that becomes a table or backrest.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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James Raia, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
Reto Togni & Stefan Villiger / ETH Zurich The chair's user is able to tilt its backrest to the left or right simply by leaning their body accordingly.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Unusually, the seats are fixed in position, including the backrest.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The other two big changes for 2025 include a new Tremor trim that transforms the Expedition from family hauler to an off-road base camp and a split tailgate accessorized with an adjustable piece that becomes a table or backrest.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Backrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backrest. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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backrest
noun
back·rest
ˈbak-ˌrest 
: a rest for the back
Medical Definition
backrest
noun
back·rest
ˈbak-ˌrest
: a rest for the back
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