jump seat

noun

1

: a folding seat between the front and rear seats of a passenger automobile

2

: a movable carriage seat

Examples of jump seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside, there’s a unique two-tone color split for throne-like front seats and rear jump seats, with standard Dinamica—akin to nubby Alcantara—dressing seat inserts and door trim. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026

So those seated in the rear can be facing backwards with the roof off, jump seat style. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 May 2026

Tremblay was found still strapped in her jump seat when first responders showed up. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026

The video shows the passenger seated not in a standard economy row but in a wide, open area of the aircraft, positioned in a hallway space near jump seats. — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for jump seat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete