seat back

A form of seatback — The usually vertical portion of a chair or similar piece of furniture that supports the back.

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Meanings

nounseat back (plural seat backs)

plural seat backs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of seatback.

    There is an 18×27cm headrest, which at its lowest is incorporated some 5cm into the seat back.

    2023 July 26, Pip Dunn, “Merseyrail '777s' are OK for passengers”, in RAIL, number 988, page 59
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    Another feature new to British Railways is the provision of two-position adjustable seats in the first class compartments. In this design, the seat squab can be pulled out some six inches, the seat back being attached to the seat to give a less upright sitting position.

    1957 August 29, “New Multiple-Unit Stock for Hastings and Watford Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 532
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APA

seat back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seat%20back

MLA

“seat back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seat%20back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seat back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seat%20back.

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