"front seat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: front seats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} front seat (plural front seats)
  1. (automotive) A seat in the front of the vehicle, especially the one next to the driver. Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: frontseat [rare] Derived forms: frontseater, take the front seat Related terms: death seat, passenger seat, shotgun
    Sense id: en-front_seat-en-noun-42qbLry4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (figurative) A position of influence or priority. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-front_seat-en-noun-D0KMazDK

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012 August 8, Lindsay Abrams, “Study: We Are Pathetically Failing at Safely Putting Children in Cars”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-01:",
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        "(automotive) A seat in the front of the vehicle, especially the one next to the driver."
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