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

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The plane’s captain must approve who rides in the cockpit jump seats. — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026 Tremblay was found still strapped in her jump seat when first responders showed up. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 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 Should the plane suddenly drop, the passenger seats can bear a force of sixteen g’s; the jump seats have harnesses to hold down the crew. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jump seat

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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