jumpseat v.— «Someone at my company was jumpseating on FedEx and he said the crew told him he was on a flight that would do what was known as sweeps. Staying in the air for about an extra hour in case a plane broke down somewhere at an...
sweep n.— «Someone at my company was jumpseating on FedEx and he said the crew told him he was on a flight that would do what was known as sweeps. Staying in the air for about an extra hour in case a plane broke down somewhere at an...
sweep room n. a place in which tardy students are detained in lieu of sending them to their classes. Etymological Note: So named because students are gathered in searching sweeps of hallways and grounds. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
sweep room n.— «There is a “sweep room” for students caught cutting class, and a new detention room, where students caught committing infractions like wearing hats or using portable CD players are sent for a couple of hours...
sweep room n.— «Also at Lanphier, beginning Monday, administrators will make sweeps of the hallways when the bell rings at the beginning of the first morning class and the first afternoon class. Teachers will close their classroom doors...
sweep room n.— «The school also uses what’s called a “sweep room,” where students spend the hour if they’re found wandering the halls after the period bell has rung.» —“Contrary to rumors, it was a normal day at high...