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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Example Sentences

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

But he also loved having time to putter around, fix things and sit down to contemplate life in his Adirondack chair on the deck of the Anacortes home where he lived out his final years.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2020

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

Then, after the day’s workout, settling into an Adirondack chair to watch the sky move from pink to inky black, a backdrop for the nightly kaleidoscope of constellations.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2019