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jump seat

jump seat noun: an extra seat in an aircraft cabin or cockpit for someone other than a passenger.

Noun

jump seat (plural jump seats)

  1. (colloquial) An extra seat in an aircraft cabin or cockpit for someone other than a passenger.
  2. (dated) A movable seat in a carriage.

Forms of jump seat

pluraljump seats

Words formed from jump seat

Questions about jump seat

What does jump seat mean?
Jump seat means an extra seat in an aircraft cabin or cockpit for someone other than a passenger.
What part of speech is jump seat?
Jump seat is a noun.
What is the plural of jump seat?
The plural of jump seat is jump seats.

Words near jump seat in the dictionary

  1. jump salty
  2. jump scare
  3. jump scared
  4. jump scares
  5. jump scaring
  6. jump seat
  7. jump seats
  8. jump server
  9. jump servers
  10. jump ship
  11. jump shot

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