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Adirondack chair

American  

noun

  1. a sturdy armchair for outdoor use, made of wide wooden slats, with a sloping back and a seat often slanting down toward it.


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My mother was sitting on an Adirondack chair, painting a scene of wildflowers, and Jeff captured her from every angle.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

The painters had removed it to do their job and it lay, discarded, on the arm of an old Adirondack chair in the yard while the paint dried.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Relaxing in an Adirondack chair overlooking the dock, I can’t help but hear Otis Redding playing in my mind: Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun/I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes….

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022

Another is a preposterously large Adirondack chair — cherry red and roughly 15 feet high.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2020

I spotted her by an oversized Adirondack chair on the main lawn, speaking softly into her cell phone.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

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