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camp chair

American  

noun

  1. a light folding chair, usually with a canvas seat and back.


Etymology

Origin of camp chair

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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“The people that were killed here were left here,” said Spilsbury, sitting at dusk in a camp chair nestled among the trees.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Clark, who also led atheist camping trips to Death Valley and Anza Borrego, tipped back in a camp chair one morning as he laid out plans for the next few days.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

I sat on a camp chair with stiff spikes of bunchgrass poking into the canvas.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

Mr. Boyd had moved Mr. Gibson’s folding camp chair.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2022

So I put my shoes on top of my camp chair.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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