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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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Bush, a progressive Democrat who won her Missouri seat last year, managed about an hour of sleep sitting upright on a camp chair.

From Reuters

Yet Fox would remain in his spot, even if she sat barely six feet away in a camp chair, a book in her lap.

From Washington Post

It’s almost summer — time to get out of the houses we’ve been wrestling with for the past year and into our tents and camp chairs, with a cold beverage or fishing pole in hand.

From Seattle Times

People settled on camp chairs and picnic blankets for the service at a park in downtown Rock Hill, dressed in a gamut of bright shades, from vivid green and orange to robin blue.

From Seattle Times

The food can be NFL-appropriate and people can dress in layers and logos and bring their own camp chairs.

From Washington Post