backseat
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back•seat
(ˈbækˈsit)n.
1. a seat at the rear.
2. an inferior position.
[1825–35]
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| Noun | 1. | backseat - a secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding" |
| 2. |  backseat - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" dickey, dickey-seat, dickie, dickie-seat, dicky, dicky-seat - a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" |
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