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folding chair

American  

noun

  1. a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.


Etymology

Origin of folding chair

First recorded in 1670–80

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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

“I make a motion to appoint myself,” Verdugo said last week from a folding chair in an elementary-school cafeteria, looking out at dozens of constituents perched awkwardly on low kid-size benches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

So as soon as she pulled away to meet a cosmetology client, he planted a white plastic folding chair in the middle of the empty spot.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

Once it was over and most had left the school’s low-slung football stadium, Berkeley’s chancellor, Carol Christ, sat near the podium in a folding chair.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2024

Cootie opened a folding chair for me, then walked into his bedroom.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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