tip-up seat

noun

A seat with a seat pan or saddle which tips up to save space, as for a gangway, typically used in sports and entertainment venues and in mass transport.

“"We need some tip-up seats for this football ground."”

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Meanings

nountip-up seat (plural tip-up seats)

plural tip-up seats

  1. A seat with a seat pan or saddle which tips up to save space, as for a gangway, typically used in sports and entertainment venues and in mass transport.

    "We need some tip-up seats for this football ground."

    1 more example

    "This waiting room is very small: we should have tip-up seats instead."

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flap seat
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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