transatn.
/ˈtrɑːnzat//ˈtranzat//ˈtrɑːnsat//ˈtransat/ colloquial.
A type of large deckchair (see quot.).
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > folding chair
beach chair1878
hammock chair1881
deckchair1884
camp-chair1885
Savonarola chair1887
Roorkee chair1905
safari chair1913
picnic chair1920
director's chair1922
Roorkee1936
transat1968
1968 Daily Tel. 29 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 76 (advt.) A few days flat-out on a ‘transat’—a long couch like those on the decks of ocean liners—at the Tahiti beach did the trick.
1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. c8/1 Along with the regular-sized deck chairs,..there's..a transat..—a chair with an attached foot rest that slides neatly under the seat when you don't need it.
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n.1968