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the backrest
noun
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
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Detectives later found traces of radiation in cubicle nine – on the backrest and cushions.
To keep a stable position, the backrest of the wheelchair is higher and the athletes are strapped to the wheelchair.
It's in 'scooter cream' with the RAF roundel on the backrest matched by red, white and blue cables.
Eventually, she was promoted to a wooden chair, but the backrest was much too small to lean against.
(The backrest angle has been tilted slightly rearward, BMW says; any gain in comfort is indeed slight).
In addition to housing the parachute, the backrest also carries a survival kit with a first aid pouch, flotation device and safety lights.
Two 70-something passengers could quibble only about the backrest (raked a little too steeply) and the sunscreens (ineffective against a blazing California sun).
The gnomon of the equinoctical-shadow dial in Central Pk. is formed by the backrest of the large, semicircular exedra which seats about 30 people.
A motor shortens or lengthens the bottom cushion at your command, and another tilts the top of the backrest separately from the section below it.
I took a seat at the sushi bar, a smooth wooden chair with a brass plate bearing the name S. Snukal on the backrest.
The backrest or whip roller is one of the most important parts of a weaving machine, and lengthwise yarn of the fabric known as warp yarn passes over the backrest.
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