car seat
Americannoun
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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.
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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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The remaining one is now being shown everywhere – a shocked Andrew leaning back on a car seat, his eyes reflecting the photographers' flashes at night in what's known as the red-eye effect.
From BBC
By law, children under a certain weight have to ride in the back, strapped into an appropriate car seat or booster.
From Literature
When reports that ICE was patrolling near the schools started to circulate, parents stepped in to give kids rides to school using spare booster seats and car seats.
From Salon
I can hardly get her clicked into her car seat, she’s so busy looking at everything.
From Literature
In an Instagram story posted Thursday, Hewitt shared a selfie of herself in a pink hoodie with an ice pack around her cheeks as she held onto her daughter’s car seat.
From Los Angeles Times
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