child car seat

child car seat (plural child car seats)

1. Synonym of child safety seat.
   • 1997 December 22, John Boyle et al., “1996 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey”, in Car Seats, volume 5, page 27:

     One subset of the survey population is respondents who use a child car seat but less than all the time... Qx: As I'm reading this list, please tell me if this a reason why the (THE CHILD) does not ride in a child car seat. When my [child] doesn't ride in a child car seat, it is sometimes because ...