"rumble seat" meaning in All languages combined

See rumble seat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rumble seats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rumble seat (plural rumble seats)
  1. (dated) An extra passenger seat or row of seats in a carriage or automobile, which typically folds away into a rear storage compartment. Tags: dated Synonyms: rumble-tumble
    Sense id: en-rumble_seat-en-noun--CWw2Okp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automotive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Automotive: 82 18
  2. (aviation, colloquial) A jump seat. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-rumble_seat-en-noun-NPdKCnQc Categories (other): Aviation Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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