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

Example Sentences

But it’d be like rearranging your deck chair on a sinking ship that’s already asked you to leave.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023

The deck chair was recovered at sea after the sinking by John Williams, manager of Ensor's Marine Salvage Company in Queenstown.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2022

The following afternoon, I reclined in a pool deck chair at our hotel, sipping a cocktail, enjoying an astonishing view of the Parthenon.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2020

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2019

She found Dustfinger behind the house, standing on a lawn of short, rather rough grass where a solitary deck chair stood next to a plaster angel.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke