Adirondack
Americannoun
plural
Adirondacks,plural
Adirondack-
a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.
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the Adirondacks. Adirondack Mountains.
Etymology
Origin of Adirondack
Probably earlier than 1865–70,
Example Sentences
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Some of these areas are just patches of turf with Adirondack chairs — popular with exploration-minded toddlers, or kids with a ball.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Another employee grabs the register, and Massry and I sit on the Adirondack chairs outside the store.
From Slate • Oct. 26, 2024
Dede Freeman and her daughter lounged in two blue Adirondack chairs on the beach under an umbrella as a copy of Nancy Allen’s “Renegade” blew open in the wind on the boardwalk nearby.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023
Melrose turned to coaching and led the Adirondack Red Wings to win the American Hockey League Calder Cup in 1992.
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
It rained so that I couldn’t see across the dorm circle, so that the lake swelled up and lapped against the Adirondack swing, swallowing half of the fake beach.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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