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rumble seat — ☆ rumble seat n. in some earlier automobiles, an open seat in the rear, behind the roofed seat, which could be folded shut when not in use … English World dictionary
Rumble seat — This 1931 Ford Model A sport roadster features a rumble seat A rumble seat, dicky seat, dickie seat or dickey seat is an upholstered exterior seat which hinges or otherwise opens out from the … Wikipedia
rumble seat — noun An extra passenger seat or row of seats in an automobile, which typically folds away into a rear storage compartment. I suspected I wouldnt care an awful lot for his companionship, so I put him and another one in the rumble seat, and with… … Wiktionary
rumble seat — noun a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars • Hypernyms: ↑seat • Part Holonyms: ↑roadster, ↑runabout, ↑two seater * * * noun, pl ⋯ seats [count] US old fashioned : a seat in the back of a car that folds down and is not covered by… … Useful english dictionary
rumble seat — rum′ble seat n. trs aum a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
rumble seat — A seat occasionally occupied by a flight deck observer or by a flight attendant during takeoff and landing. Also called a jump seat … Aviation dictionary
rumble seat — noun Date: 1912 a folding seat in the back of an automobile (as a coupe or roadster) not covered by the top … New Collegiate Dictionary
rumble seat — noun N. Amer. an uncovered folding seat in the rear of a car … English new terms dictionary
rumble seat — (RS) An open air seat at the back of some older automobiles. Called a dickey in Britain … Dictionary of automotive terms
rumble seat — /ˈrʌmbəl sit/ (say rumbuhl seet) noun US → dicky1 (def. 4) …
