"flap seat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flap seats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flap seat (plural flap seats)
  1. A hinged seat that can be raised when not in use. Synonyms: folding seat, tip-up seat Translations (hinged seat): klapstoel [masculine] (Dutch), strapontin [masculine] (French), Klappsitz [masculine] (German), kisülés (Hungarian), strapuntino [masculine] (Italian), bigotera [feminine] (Spanish), traspuntín [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-flap_seat-en-noun-zyEBdQ3W Disambiguation of 'hinged seat': 92 8
  2. A flap on the part of an undergarment or night garment that covers the buttocks. Categories (topical): Chairs
    Sense id: en-flap_seat-en-noun-Sm-tf~fk Disambiguation of Chairs: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 84

Inflected forms

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