passenger seat

noun

: the front seat of a vehicle (such as a car) where a passenger sits

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Nelson, one of the shooting victims, who was in the passenger seat of the van, fired twice in self-defense before the truck drove away, according to the lawsuit filed by the family against the Police Department. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026 Authorities said the victim was able to briefly escape the residence to seek help, but the suspect found her outside, forced her into the rear passenger seat of his vehicle and drove away. Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026 Street was seated in the back seat behind the front passenger seat and next to a car seat occupied by a 1-year-old child, reports said. Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026 The service initially operated with human safety monitors in the passenger seat but began offering some fully driverless rides in January. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passenger seat

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“Passenger seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20seat. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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