jump seat

noun

1
: a folding seat between the front and rear seats of a passenger automobile
2
: a movable carriage seat

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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 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 Solange Tremblay, a veteran crew member on Jazz Aviation Flight 8646 operated for Air Canada Express, was found alive on the tarmac still strapped into her jump seat after the March 22 crash, according to her daughter Sarah Lepine. Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jump seat

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of jump seat was circa 1864

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“Jump seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20seat. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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