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jump seat

noun 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.

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Españoltransportín, traspontín, estrapontín, bigotera
Françaisstrapontin
DeutschNotsitz
Italianostrapuntino

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"jump seat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jump%20seat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{jump_seat_2026,
  title = {jump seat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jump%20seat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}