tray-table

Airplane meal platform

A tray-table is a small folding table, especially the kind attached to the back of an airplane seat or built into an armrest.

Flight attendants ask passengers to stow them for takeoff and landing: Please return your tray-table to its upright and locked position.

airline

seatback

Chair's rear support surface

passenger · inflight · aisle · overhead · turbulence · legroom · takeoff · landing · departure · arrival

adjustable

foldable

Able to bend flat

extendable · pivot · tilt · swivel · hinge · latch · mechanism · articulating · positioning · angle

dining

meal

Occasion for nourishment

cutlery · dinnerware · flatware · beverage · snack · eating · serving · food · plate · cup

furniture

wheelchair

Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired

workspace

laptop

Portable hinged computer

tablet · device · papers · notebook · keyboard · studying · drawing

Opposites
permanence and scale of work surface

tray-tabledesk

Furniture for writing

dining table · conference table · banquet table · workbench · kitchen counter

Family

tray, table, trays, tables, tabled, tabling, tabular, tabulate, tabulation

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G