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car seat

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noun

  1. 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.

  2. 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

She put both items in the back car seat along with a kid-sized plastic Santa.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2024

We rode home as a hungry Susie screamed from her car seat the whole way.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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