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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Alex later awakes in the back seat to discover the vehicle has stopped, and the British man is no longer behind the wheel.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Aaron Davis, 23, and Joshua Davis, 22, were in the back seat when the car veered off the highway, according to KYW.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Given the presence of a young girl in the back seat, troopers removed both men from the vehicle and spoke with the girl.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
The two brothers in the back seat, ages 18 and 22, died from the crash, according to the reports.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Aaron Davis, 23, and Joshua Davis, 22, were in the back seat when the car veered off the highway, according to KYW.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Given the presence of a young girl in the back seat, troopers removed both men from the vehicle and spoke with the girl.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
The two brothers in the back seat, ages 18 and 22, died from the crash, according to the reports.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back seat
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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