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noun
a folding chair, usually with arms and a full-length leg rest, commonly used for lounging on the decks of passenger ships.
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Also called steamer chair.
Origin of deck chair
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby deck chair
deck, deck-access, deck beam, deck bolt, deck bridge, deck chair, deck crane, deck department, decked, deckel, decker
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British Dictionary definitions for deck chair
deckchair
/ (ˈdɛkˌtʃɛə) /
noun
a folding chair for use out of doors, consisting of a wooden frame suspending a length of canvas
rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic jocular engaged in futile or ineffectual actions
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