rumble seat
noun
: a folding seat in the back of an automobile (such as a coupe or roadster) not covered by the top
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The automobile’s pontoon fenders and single rumble seat are esoteric enhancements, while the lack of door handles only further refines the extremely clean lines.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
But when actual football prowess can take the rumble seat — now, when losers and even winners can be swayed by measurables and innuendo.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Meyer Newman went bankrupt in the years after the 1929 stock market crash and later started his own theatrical rental company, at first by selling the family’s own furniture and other furnishings from a Second Avenue storefront and delivering them from his Nash rumble seat coupe.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
With optional add-ons like a rumble seat and ride-along board, the stroller can also extend to add another child (or two).
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
Santa, sitting in the rumble seat of a 1931 Studebaker Roadster, rode through the streets of the city after departing City Hall at 12 p.m.
—Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021
Another popular model was the Roadster, made in 1910, with a rumble seat.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2020
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
But when actual football prowess can take the rumble seat — now, when losers and even winners can be swayed by measurables and innuendo.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Meyer Newman went bankrupt in the years after the 1929 stock market crash and later started his own theatrical rental company, at first by selling the family’s own furniture and other furnishings from a Second Avenue storefront and delivering them from his Nash rumble seat coupe.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
With optional add-ons like a rumble seat and ride-along board, the stroller can also extend to add another child (or two).
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
Santa, sitting in the rumble seat of a 1931 Studebaker Roadster, rode through the streets of the city after departing City Hall at 12 p.m.
—Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021
Another popular model was the Roadster, made in 1910, with a rumble seat.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2020
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“Rumble seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20seat. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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