seatback

or seat back

[ seet-bak ]

noun

1. the back support of a seat in an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seatback¹

First recorded in 1870–75; seat + back ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Shorter people may find the straps aren’t a sufficient length to reach their head and shoulders when looped around the seatback but we’ve found the Evolution to be quite comfortable and stable even without using this particular feature.

From Popular-Science

The strap that attaches to the seatback is a useful feature as it keeps your head from falling too far forward while you snooze.

From Popular-Science

When I verbally agreed, the driver’s seatback began vibrating at intervals, while the voice instructed me to breathe along with its rhythm.

From Time

And old Judge Priest came with him, and both of them lunged forward over the seatback at the ruffian, three feet away.

From Project Gutenberg