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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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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

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 • Jul. 6, 2021

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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