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The art of weaponizing two inches of seat against the stranger behind you.
means To lean or tilt backward into a resting position, especially a chair or seat that pivots away from upright.
from From Latin reclinare, to lean back, from re- (back) plus clinare (to bend) — the same root that bends into incline and decline.
Airline truceEtiquette wars made it aviation's quietest cold war.
Same familyShares roots with incline, decline, and climate.
PhysiologyReclining shifts spinal load off compressed lower discs.