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rumble seat
noun
: a folding seat in the back of an automobile (such as a coupe or roadster) not covered by the top
Examples of rumble seat in a Sentence
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But when actual football prowess can take the rumble seat — now, when losers and even winners can be swayed by measurables and innuendo.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Meyer Newman went bankrupt in the years after the 1929 stock market crash and later started his own theatrical rental company, at first by selling the family’s own furniture and other furnishings from a Second Avenue storefront and delivering them from his Nash rumble seat coupe.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
With optional add-ons like a rumble seat and ride-along board, the stroller can also extend to add another child (or two).
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
Santa, sitting in the rumble seat of a 1931 Studebaker Roadster, rode through the streets of the city after departing City Hall at 12 p.m.
—Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021
Another popular model was the Roadster, made in 1910, with a rumble seat.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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“Rumble seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20seat. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
rumble seat
noun
: a folding seat in the back of an old-fashioned automobile that is not covered by the top over the front seat
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