tray tables

Airplane meal platforms

Tray tables are small folding surfaces attached to the back of airplane seats or armrests, used for meals, laptops, or other items during flight.

Flight attendants announce when they must be stowed: Please return your tray tables to their upright and locked position.

Similar folding tables appear on trains and in other confined spaces.

Opposites
permanence/furniture type

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Furniture for eating together

conference table · workbench · desk · countertop · picnic tables

permanence/fixedness

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Furniture for eating together

workbenches · desks · kitchen islands

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G