deck chair

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of deck chair

First recorded in 1880–85

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deck chair

Saran wrap, Coca-Cola bottles, plastics, corkscrews, nails, undefinable slush, children’s clothes, a grandfather clock, the armrest of a deck chair, the letter L from an encyclopedia set.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022

The sale includes other notable nautical items including an original deck chair that was on the Lusitania, a passenger liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022

Late this summer, at home in Virginia, Ross eased into a deck chair looking rested and relaxed.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2021

One deck chair was rearranged last week when the Nationals fired pitching coach Derek Lilliquist.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2019

Nicholson let one leg drop over the side of the deck chair, leaned forward, and stepped on his cigarette end.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger