backseat

[ bak-seet ]

/ ˈbækˈsit /

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noun

a seat at the rear.

Nearby words

backrush, backs, backsaw, backscatter, backscratcher, backseat, backseat driver, backset, backsheesh, backshore, backside

Idioms

take a backseat, to occupy a secondary or inferior position: Her writing has taken a backseat because of other demands on her time.

Origin of backseat

First recorded in 1825–35

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for backseat

If I do, I sit in the backseat and stay alert for whatever the driver does.
What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq|Noor|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My mother was sitting in the backseat but that did not stop the driver from trying to touch me.
What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq|Noor|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If it gave people some kind of joy afterwards, great, but everything took a backseat.
Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over|Marlow Stern|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it involves the U.S. taking a backseat to Iran and Syria.
Rand Paul Wants to Team Up With Assad and Iran to Stop ISIS|Olivia Nuzzi|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

David Garcia is attempting to make a phone call in the backseat.
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild|Caitlin Dickson|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The baggage—two trunks, a showman's keyster, two suitcases, a big duffle bag and handbags—was loaded on trailer and backseat.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
He sat in the backseat of the car, and his hair dragged behind him.
FreeChildrenStories.com Collection|Daniel Errico