jump seat

noun

An extra seat in an aircraft cabin or cockpit for someone other than a passenger.

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Meanings

nounjump seat (plural jump seats)

plural jump seats

  1. colloquialAn extra seat in an aircraft cabin or cockpit for someone other than a passenger.
  2. datedA movable seat in a carriage.

Translations

Bulgarian сгъваема седалка
  • сгъваема седалка (sgăvaema sedalka)Translations
French strapontin
  • strapontinTranslations
German Notsitz
  • NotsitzTranslations
Irish suíochán infhillte
  • suíochán infhillteTranslations
Italian strapuntino
  • strapuntinoTranslations
Spanish transportín, traspontín
  • transportínTranslations
  • traspontínTranslations
  • estrapontínTranslations
  • bigoteraTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

jump seat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20seat

MLA

“jump seat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20seat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump seat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20seat.

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