death seat


noun
  1. the passenger seat next to the driver in an automobile, regarded as dangerous in the event of a collision.

Origin of death seat

1
First recorded in 1940–45

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British Dictionary definitions for death seat

death seat

noun
  1. US and Australian slang the seat beside the driver of a vehicle

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