jump seat

noun

1

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

2

: a movable carriage seat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The officers placed him in restraints and moved him to a jump seat at the front of the plane, the affidavit said. —Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023

The 1500 Rev will not be equipped with the removable jump seats from the concept, which could have turned the Ram pickup into the first third-row truck. —Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023

In one standout sequence, Phoebe winds up brandishing a proton pack and strapped to a jump seat on the iconic Ghostbusters car, Ecto-1, as her brother, Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), careens it through a small, Oklahoma town in pursuit of a troublesome phantom. —Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Nov. 2021

Additional seating has also been added to the class five crew cab providing four seats across the back, a jump seat and driver seat to bring total seat to six. —Ed Garsten, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023

In some models, the center console can be flipped back to create a jump seat between the driver and passenger, similar to a three-across bench in some full-size pickup trucks. —Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 20 Jan. 2023

Shortly after the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 taxied off the runway, the pilots — a 55-year-old captain and 49-year-old co-pilot — were told about the injury to the flight attendant, who was in a jump seat at the back of the plane. —David Koenig, Chron, 9 Aug. 2022

Shortly after the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 taxied off the runway, the pilots - a 55-year-old captain and 49-year-old co-pilot - were told about the injury to the flight attendant, who was in a jump seat at the back of the plane. —CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022

Cloth seats, front row jump seat, 10″ infotainment system with touchscreen and navigation, SiriusXM, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. —Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 2