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jumpseating

jumpseating noun: the situation where off-duty airline staff are permitted to travel for free, occupying unbooked seats in an aircraft.

Noun

jumpseating (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The situation where off-duty airline staff are permitted to travel for free, occupying unbooked seats in an aircraft.

Origin of jumpseating

From jump seat + -ing.

Questions about jumpseating

What does jumpseating mean?
Jumpseating means the situation where off-duty airline staff are permitted to travel for free, occupying unbooked seats in an aircraft.
What part of speech is jumpseating?
Jumpseating is a noun.

Words near jumpseating in the dictionary

  1. jumpscare
  2. jumpscared
  3. jumpscares
  4. jumpscaring
  5. jumpseat
  6. jumpseating
  7. jumpseats
  8. jumpseed
  9. jumpseeds
  10. jumpship
  11. jumpships

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