headrest

American  

[hed-rest] / ˈhɛdˌrɛst /

noun

1. a rest or support of any kind for the head. heads.

2. Also called head restraint.  a padded part at the top of the back of a seat, especially in an automobile, to protect one's head heads against whiplash in a collision.

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headrest British  

/ ˈhɛdˌrɛst /

noun

1. a support for the head, as on a dentist's chair or car seat

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Etymology

Origin of headrest

First recorded in 1850–55; head + rest ¹

Example Sentences

Holding it down causes waterspouts to spin up all around you, dancing on their tails, merging and splitting—the immersiveness comes courtesy of a speaker in the driver’s headrest.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the wake of the blowout, headrests in two seats adjacent to the opening were torn away.

From Los Angeles Times

Seats in that area showed signs of damage, including sheared oxygen masks, lost headrests and torquing.

From Los Angeles Times

The blowout ripped the headrests off some seats.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the nicest touches has the gamers getting in an actual car and banging against the headrest as they accelerate — something that doesn't happen at a computer monitor.

From Salon

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