deckchairnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdek.tʃeər/us/ˈdek.tʃer/a folding chair for use outside, especially on the beach, on a ship, or in a park, with a long strip of material that forms a low seat when the chair is open
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Chairs & seats
- -seater
- armchair
- armrest
- banquette
- bar stool
- beach chair
- booster seat
- footstool
- front seat
- high chair
- living room suite
- lounger
- perch
- rocking chair
- sag bag
- seating
- settee
- stall
- stool
- window seat
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Examples from literature
- He walked aft and, placing himself in a deckchair, gazed listlessly at the stolid figure of the helmsman.
- Upon the balcony he saw a long outline, the outline of a deckchair with a figure stretched out in it.
Idiom(s)
shifting/rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic