rumble
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˈrʌm.bəl/
- Archaic
:
asiento trasero descubierto
- And essentially it's a it's a way to protect passengers and cargo in a rumble seat in the event of of bad weather.
- a rumble seat
Examples
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This car does not have a rumble seat like the other Fords.
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Ah, today's reckless youth... with your fast roadsters and your rumble seats.
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So lock up the office, take down the top... and open that rumble seat!
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All right, but Dr. Flagg told me to stick around so I'll sit in the rumble seat.
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It had two front seats and a rumble seat.
Fiction book (1993) -
I sat in the rumble seat, in the open, an umbrella at my side in case of rain, and a five-liter can of gasoline at the far end of the seat.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was Adger Eggar in his black Chevrolet and Bill Johnson in the little Ford with the rumble seat.
Fiction book (1999) -
The antique car's rumble seat can comfortably fit two passengers.
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On warm summer evenings, we loved to sit in the rumble seat of my grandfather's vintage car.
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He opened the rumble seat to store the picnic basket and blankets for our day at the park.
Synonyms
1
9.9
An extra place to sit at the back of an old car that folds and is open to the air
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
An extra place to sit at the back of an old car that folds and is open to the air
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rumble: The carriage meaning comes from an old use for the small rear box or seat on a carriage, later called a 'rumble seat' in early cars. So a rumble was the place at the back where a servant sat or luggage was kept.