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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

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

From Salon Apr. 10, 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

She ordered him a camp chair from Amazon so he could sit on the Supreme Court steps during the arguments.

From New York Times Mar. 25, 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

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

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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