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deckchair

/ ˈdɛkˌtʃɛə /

noun

  1. a folding chair for use out of doors, consisting of a wooden frame suspending a length of canvas

  2. humorous,  engaged in futile or ineffectual actions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Wrap up warm and try not to crane your neck - perhaps sit back in a deckchair and make sure you take regular breaks.

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The Qatar 2022 Brazil side were solid - goalkeeper Alisson could have taken a deckchair out for most of the games - with flashes of brilliance.

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The "Great British Spraycation" street art included seagulls dive-bombing for chips, children playing with sand and in boats, as well as a rat leaning back in a deckchair while enjoying a cocktail.

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They have just folded like a cheap deckchair.

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"Is he going to fold like a deckchair as previous, mostly Conservative prime ministers, have?" he asked.

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