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DEKCH-air/ˈdektʃeə/

A deckchair is a folding canvas chair used outdoors, especially at the seaside. An armchair is indoor and padded; a bench is shared and usually wooden. Sports day: a deckchair is for first-aid staff; pupils sit on the marked grass.

Meaning

A folding canvas chair used outdoors, especially at the seaside.

Examples

• “A deckchair on sports day is for first-aid staff; pupils sit on the marked grass.”
• “Hire a deckchair on the geography field trip to the pier; classroom chairs do not leave the coach.”

Good to know

a deckchair. Contrast: an armchair / a bench. Seaside / sports day. Countable chairs. Mix-up: a deck is also a pack of cards or the floor of a ship.

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