jump seat
noun
1
: a folding seat between the front and rear seats of a passenger automobile
2
: a movable carriage seat
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Shortly after the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 taxied off the runway, the pilots — a 55-year-old captain and 49-year-old co-pilot — were told about the injury to the flight attendant, who was in a jump seat at the back of the plane. 
David Koenig, Chron, 9 Aug. 2022 Shortly after the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 taxied off the runway, the pilots - a 55-year-old captain and 49-year-old co-pilot - were told about the injury to the flight attendant, who was in a jump seat at the back of the plane. CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 Cloth seats, front row jump seat, 10″ infotainment system with touchscreen and navigation, SiriusXM, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2022 The front jump seat can even be removed by request, freeing up space for whatever else cops might want to put there. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 2 Apr. 2022 The flight attendant then returned to her jump seat as the plane landed. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021 Just 32 seconds after the inadvertent activation of that switch, the plane slammed into the ground, killing the captain, the first officer and a third pilot who was hitching a ride in the jump seat. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Oct. 2021 When the attendant returned to her jump seat, Quinonez started to film her with her cell phone, the complaint said. Kathryn Krupnik, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2021 When the flight attendant returned to her jump seat, Quinonez allegedly started to film the Southwest employee. Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 See More
David Koenig, Chron, 9 Aug. 2022 Shortly after the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 taxied off the runway, the pilots - a 55-year-old captain and 49-year-old co-pilot - were told about the injury to the flight attendant, who was in a jump seat at the back of the plane. CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 Cloth seats, front row jump seat, 10″ infotainment system with touchscreen and navigation, SiriusXM, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2022 The front jump seat can even be removed by request, freeing up space for whatever else cops might want to put there. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 2 Apr. 2022 The flight attendant then returned to her jump seat as the plane landed. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021 Just 32 seconds after the inadvertent activation of that switch, the plane slammed into the ground, killing the captain, the first officer and a third pilot who was hitching a ride in the jump seat. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Oct. 2021 When the attendant returned to her jump seat, Quinonez started to film her with her cell phone, the complaint said. Kathryn Krupnik, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2021 When the flight attendant returned to her jump seat, Quinonez allegedly started to film the Southwest employee. Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 2