camp chair
1
1.6
- noun
- /kæmp tʃɛr/
:
silla de campaña
- Most of the fishing rods were untended, propped in piles of rocks or between slingshot V's stabbed into the sand in front of a camp chair, while their owners gathered in small groups and drank.
- a folding camp chair
- comfy camp chairs
- sitting in camp chairs
I float back, sit down in my camp chair, my REI, fold out camp chair, and then all of a sudden I go completely back to normal.
- I float back, sit down in my camp chair, my REI, fold out camp chair, and then all of a sudden I go completely back to normal.
Examples
-
"He adjusted the burner on the kerosene stove and settled himself, wincing, into a camp chair.
Fiction book (1999) -
A small camp chair and tripod complete the ensemble, and you have a home away from home.
Academic text (2010) -
Andrew nodded and sat down on his camp chair.
Fiction book (1990) -
I float back, sit down in my camp chair, my REI, fold out camp chair, and then all of a sudden I go completely back to normal.
-
The only furniture was a metal folding table, a camp chair, and a woven hammock.
Fiction book (1999) -
By 9:30, the sun is murderously hot, and Katsonopoulou has taken up her position on a camp chair at the deep pit's edge, watching, calling down commands and questions.
Academic text (2004) -
No. 4's tall sides, spotlessly clean, gleamed in the light of a cheerful campfire, before which were arrayed several camp chairs.
Fiction book (1997) -
I brought my camp chair to the beach so I could relax and enjoy the sun.
-
After hiking all day, we set up around the fire with our camp chairs under the stars.
-
The kids played games while their parents enjoyed sitting in camp chairs by the lake.
Synonyms
15
1.9
A light folding seat for sitting outside on grass
14
1.0
A chair that can be made flat so you can carry or store it easily
6
1.9
A folding chair with a cloth seat for sitting on the beach
4
1.6
A folding outdoor chair with a wooden frame and a cloth seat used for sitting in the sun
A light folding chair with arms for sitting outdoors, often on a boat
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a lightweight folding chair used outdoors' is directly and compositionally derived from 'camp' (an outdoor temporary site) + 'chair' (a seat). This straightforward compound noun follows ordinary noun–noun composition and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Camp chair comes from the simple image of a chair you bring to camp: a small seat you can fold and carry to sit by the fire. So camp chair now means 'a lightweight folding chair often used outdoors'.