lawn chair

noun

US
: a light chair made to be used outside

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My advice for watching the Perseids or any other meteor shower is to lie back on the ground or a reclining lawn chair and roll your eyes all around the sky. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026 Attendees are invited to bring a lawn chair for the concert, which includes food vendors from local restaurants. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Cowan immediately stopped and nearly folded like a lawn chair. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The Samaritan called police and reported that the mother appeared to be passed out in a nearby lawn chair, authorities said. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawn chair

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“Lawn chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawn%20chair. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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