HEADREST Definition & Meaning

View synonyms for

headrest

[ hed-rest ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a rest or support of any kind for the head. heads.
Also called head re·straint [hed, ri-streynt]. a padded part at the top of the back of a seat, especially in an automobile, to protect one's head heads against whiplash in a collision.

headrest

/ ˈ��ɛ��ˌ��ɛ�� /

noun

a support for the head, as on a dentist's chair or car seat

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of headrest¹

First recorded in 1850–55; head + rest ¹

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Then his headrest tore away and his seat began to bend toward the opening in the fuselage.

From

In the wake of the blowout, headrests in two seats adjacent to the opening were torn away.

From

Seats in that area showed signs of damage, including sheared oxygen masks, lost headrests and torquing.

From

The blowout ripped the headrests off some seats.

From

One of the victims returned fire and caused the grazing injury when the bullet went through the headrest of the thiefs’ getaway car, according to authorities.

From

Related �y��vlogs

Browse