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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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She blasted out a message to her neighbors telling them she would be sitting in a camp chair next to the burned-out husk of her home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

At the very front of the line, Sharon Anderson waited under a blanket on a camp chair.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2024

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

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2022

I’ve burned the roof of my mouth excitedly eating Galbraith’s pizza in a camp chair in the parking lot on a cold winter afternoon.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2021

Lee sat in a camp chair near the fire and Longstreet sat and they were alone together.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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