car seat
Americannoun
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a removable seat designed to hold a small child safely while riding in an automobile and that usually attaches to a standard seat with hooks or straps.
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a removable cushion or pad for a driver or passenger to sit on while traveling by automobile, to give extra height or comfort.
Example Sentences
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Andrew was in a car seat in the F-150 the night Rosalba was killed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
I installed seat belts so I can put my 2-½-year-old daughter’s car seat in back for slow back road drives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
The couple rails against car seat laws and daycare regulations, basic common sense measures that keep children alive and safe.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025
“I feel a lot of guilt that he didn’t get the vaccination. But I couldn’t give it to him because of our circumstances,” Niveen says as she rocks her baby in a car seat.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
It was where I napped in my car seat, where I learned to color between the lines, where I did my homework and read hundreds and hundreds of books, as my mother worked.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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