deck chair

noun

: a folding chair often having an adjustable leg rest

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These superficial gestures amount to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026 The best spot on the estate is the meadowland in summer, when pink roses tumble over the gazebo and striped deck chairs line the croquet lawn. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025 As those viewers age, there is no sign they will be replaced by younger ones, meaning that CBS bringing in the 41-year-old Weiss as editor-in-chief may amount to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025 One Sunday morning in March 1949, a group of nearly 300 people, clutching deck chairs and sleeping bags, lined up to buy new homes in what had, until recently, been a stretch of potato fields in central Long Island. Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deck chair

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 9 Jan. 2026.

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