deck chair

noun

: a folding chair often having an adjustable leg rest

Illustration of deck chair

Illustration of deck chair

Examples of deck chair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nowadays, those economists sit on a deck chair in the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, look out onto the bay and count the number of tankers anchored there as a proxy for global supply chain disruption. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 Yet rearranging the deck chairs will not be enough to prepare the intelligence community for the challenges that lie ahead. Jane Harman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015 Craft the pillow and place it on a deck chair to welcome guests and trick-or-treaters to your porch. Beverly Rivers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024 All rooms are equal and share a semi-private balcony with two deck chairs and hooks for hanging a hammock. Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deck chair 

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deck chair was in 1884

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“Deck chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deck%20chair. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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