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		Definition of back seat in English: back seatnoun  A seat at the back of a vehicle.  Example sentencesExamples -  About the only discordant design element - and I was too polite to mention it to Gert at the time so have no explanation - are the two aluminium roll-over hoops on the back seats.
 -  Carrying more than two kids thus requires a vehicle with at least two back seats, or a willingness to endure squealing fights from the rear.
 -  The back seats fold down but not completely flat and they leave behind a big ridge.
 -  He turned up ten minutes later with a smashed up car and his front bumper in the back seat.
 -  When it comes to folding the back seats this can be done one-handed, and the seat belts are specially positioned to avoid getting tangled during the operation.
 -  Once there he activated the car's central locking system and climbed into the back seat.
 -  For example, some drivers would love to see what's going on in their back seats.
 -  Among the changes, the back seats are smaller, creating a tight fit for some rear seat passengers.
 -  Even though you could slide the back seats forward, the boot seemed small.
 -  But it would work, just about, as a family car for four with ample luggage or shopping space when the roof is up, although room in the back seats is tight.
 -  Why's he driving around in a chauffeur-driven limo, with a secretary in the back seat?
 -  I should go back to seats, specifically the back seats that I haven't mentioned.
 -  It would be a versatile vehicle to own especially with the movable back seats.
 -  Those back seats swivel round too, allowing you to open the boot and create instant, sheltered, picnic seating.
 -  They've also grown inside, with most all pickups sporting back seats with either small access doors or full-size rear doors.
 -  Taking pity on a fellow Celt, I pull up, and he gratefully fumbles his way into the back seat.
 -  I looked over and saw that Thomas was now hooking up the car seat into the back seat of my car.
 -  I reclined in the back seat and munched on a few tortilla chips while wondering what the day would have in store for us.
 -  And I can't complain about the roof, which keeps out a surprisingly large amount of wind noise and slides electronically into a cavity behind the back seats.
 -  Why pay company car tax on a normal estate car if the back seats are folded flat all the time to facilitate load handling?
 
 
 Phrases   Take or be given a less important position or role.  in future he would take a back seat in politics  Example sentencesExamples -  But she piled on the pounds after the birth of her son, George, nine months ago and singing took a back seat as her confidence dwindled.
 -  Yet the majority of the book emphasizes dinosaur osteology, systematics, and the fossil record; paleobiology takes a back seat to this important foundation.
 -  Then I got married and had a family, so motor racing took a back seat.
 -  The second day, the altruism took a back seat to the sales pitch.
 -  The divorce from my husband took a back seat as all this was going on, now I intend to carry on with it.
 -  The role of the citizen is taking a back seat to decisions being made about our communities and the environment.
 -  In those days, fashion took a back seat for a whole nine months, and ‘hiding the bump’ was the main objective.
 -  Was love more important than wealth or did romance take a back seat to social climbing?
 -  If I'm in a serious situation or I'm planning something important, then my personality takes a back seat for the good of the team.
 -  After being thrust into the working world, the importance of research often takes a back seat to the more immediate demands of clinical practice.
 
 
 
    Definition of back seat in US English: back seat(also backseat) nounˈˌbak ˈsētˈˌbæk ˈsit A seat at the back of a vehicle.  Example sentencesExamples -  Even though you could slide the back seats forward, the boot seemed small.
 -  The back seats fold down but not completely flat and they leave behind a big ridge.
 -  Those back seats swivel round too, allowing you to open the boot and create instant, sheltered, picnic seating.
 -  Among the changes, the back seats are smaller, creating a tight fit for some rear seat passengers.
 -  Once there he activated the car's central locking system and climbed into the back seat.
 -  It would be a versatile vehicle to own especially with the movable back seats.
 -  For example, some drivers would love to see what's going on in their back seats.
 -  He turned up ten minutes later with a smashed up car and his front bumper in the back seat.
 -  About the only discordant design element - and I was too polite to mention it to Gert at the time so have no explanation - are the two aluminium roll-over hoops on the back seats.
 -  But it would work, just about, as a family car for four with ample luggage or shopping space when the roof is up, although room in the back seats is tight.
 -  I should go back to seats, specifically the back seats that I haven't mentioned.
 -  Why pay company car tax on a normal estate car if the back seats are folded flat all the time to facilitate load handling?
 -  I looked over and saw that Thomas was now hooking up the car seat into the back seat of my car.
 -  And I can't complain about the roof, which keeps out a surprisingly large amount of wind noise and slides electronically into a cavity behind the back seats.
 -  Taking pity on a fellow Celt, I pull up, and he gratefully fumbles his way into the back seat.
 -  I reclined in the back seat and munched on a few tortilla chips while wondering what the day would have in store for us.
 -  Why's he driving around in a chauffeur-driven limo, with a secretary in the back seat?
 -  Carrying more than two kids thus requires a vehicle with at least two back seats, or a willingness to endure squealing fights from the rear.
 -  They've also grown inside, with most all pickups sporting back seats with either small access doors or full-size rear doors.
 -  When it comes to folding the back seats this can be done one-handed, and the seat belts are specially positioned to avoid getting tangled during the operation.
 
 
 Phrases   Take or be given a less important position or role.  printed words will take a back seat to TV and video screens  Example sentencesExamples -  The divorce from my husband took a back seat as all this was going on, now I intend to carry on with it.
 -  In those days, fashion took a back seat for a whole nine months, and ‘hiding the bump’ was the main objective.
 -  After being thrust into the working world, the importance of research often takes a back seat to the more immediate demands of clinical practice.
 -  But she piled on the pounds after the birth of her son, George, nine months ago and singing took a back seat as her confidence dwindled.
 -  If I'm in a serious situation or I'm planning something important, then my personality takes a back seat for the good of the team.
 -  The role of the citizen is taking a back seat to decisions being made about our communities and the environment.
 -  Was love more important than wealth or did romance take a back seat to social climbing?
 -  Yet the majority of the book emphasizes dinosaur osteology, systematics, and the fossil record; paleobiology takes a back seat to this important foundation.
 -  Then I got married and had a family, so motor racing took a back seat.
 -  The second day, the altruism took a back seat to the sales pitch.
 
 
 
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