Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The back of a chair or other type of seating.
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- noun The portion of a
chair or similar piece of furniture that supports theback
Etymologies
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Examples
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An award-winning general-interest publication, Spirit is available in seatback pockets of every Southwest Airlines flight.
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I now list 10 and a half reasons why the afflicted call the seatback their place in the sun:
Richard Laermer: Travel Addiction: The Newest Affliction of a Troubled Nation
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"Putting a melting chocolate bar in a seatback is a way of punishing the airline for shoddy treatment," said Robert Bor, a clinical aviation psychologist in London.
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The only thing I can compare the acceleration to is the moment you're cleared for take-off, your pilot throttling the engines and your body getting slammed into your seatback.
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The 30%-smaller battery pack frees up some cargo room; however, the pack is still located in the rear seatback, meaning you can't lower the seatback for additional cargo room.
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Subtract about 4 inches for seatback depth, and you've got 27 inches between the seatback in front of you and the cushion behind you.
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Tricks such as moving magazine pockets to the top of the seatback also leave more space for knees.
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Oh, this is so funny, so I am a PC person I know hard to believe but I just got an IPAD since I have so much mileage I decided to use a little of it, and silly me I left it in the seatback pocket of the plane.
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I rest my head on the seatback and look out at the cars around me with eyes no longer frantic.
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I raised the canvas top halfway and there, pooled in the lined recess behind the rear seatback, was about a pint of rainwater.
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