deck chair

noun

: a folding chair often having an adjustable leg rest

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Illustration of deck chair

Examples of deck chair in a Sentence

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Four people, likely the dog's owner and their friends, were filmed laying out on deck chairs in front of the paddling pool, enjoying the show. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 Is this a bold reassertion of a beloved brand or a rearranging of the deck chairs on a sinking ship? Robin Wright, New Yorker, 14 May 2025 At least one was lashed to a door, and two others to deck chairs. Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025 Otherwise their collective tinkering around on the edges with cost cuts here and inventory changes there amount to little more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, the bank implied. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 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 25 Aug. 2025.

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