folding chair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of folding chair
First recorded in 1670–80
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Baker-Mazara, who dealt with nagging injuries all season that held him out of practice, spent the remainder of the game in a folding chair on the baseline, away from the rest of the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
She had set up folding chair next to the turnstiles with her mother and grandmother -- their beds for the next hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Among the crowd was an 85-year-old man in a folding chair, hoping to see his first eclipse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
After crossing the line Lhamo made her way to a plastic folding chair as a volunteer placed a wet towel on her shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
Pedro was sitting on a folding chair that was chained to the gate that covered Big Joe’s place.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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