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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

“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

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

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2022

She sits in a camp chair and stares out until it is cool enough in the RV to sleep.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti