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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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The woman who died in the crash was identified as 25-year-old Hong Ngoc Nguyen, who prosecutors say was visiting from Vietnam and sitting in the back seat.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The car was discovered after someone saw it in the interstate's westbound lane with flames in the back seat and dialed 911, according to the report.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Flores then hopped out of the back seat — brandishing a gun and wearing a ski mask — and attempted to grab the suitcase from the owner.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
The handcuffed teenager was buckled into the front seat of Truong’s patrol vehicle because there was not a caged holding area for detainees in the back seat of that particular vehicle.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The car was discovered after someone saw it in the interstate's westbound lane with flames in the back seat and dialed 911, according to the report.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Flores then hopped out of the back seat — brandishing a gun and wearing a ski mask — and attempted to grab the suitcase from the owner.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
The handcuffed teenager was buckled into the front seat of Truong’s patrol vehicle because there was not a caged holding area for detainees in the back seat of that particular vehicle.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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