deck chair

noun

: a folding chair often having an adjustable leg rest

Illustration of deck chair

Examples of deck chair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The state-of-the-art SENSORY Wellbeing Floor, meanwhile, has been decked out with pool floats and deck chairs, and will invite guests to cool off with a quick dip while enjoying city views, a nod to blissful afternoons on Lake Como. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

Urban planners fit out plazas with a variety of seating, for instance — café tables, stools, benches, deck chairs, bleachers, corners — to accommodate a maximal range of groups and conversations. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2025

Aggressive passengers began arguing over space, deck chairs, and food. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for deck chair

• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare
• compare