folding chair
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈfoʊldɪŋ tʃɛr/
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silla plegable
- We brought our folding chairs to the picnic so we could sit comfortably in the park.
If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.
- If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.
Examples
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OK, let's get those folding chairs, line them up right here.
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Perkins was standing between two metal folding chairs set in the cramped area before the desk.
Fiction book (1995) -
After Jack left, Rob sat in the folding chair to wait for the girl.
Fiction book (1991) -
Parents are seated in folding chairs waiting to be called in to conference.
Fiction book (1994) -
Molly chose a metal folding chair near the desk and watched the people coming in.
Fiction book (1995) -
Regan slipped in the back and took a seat on a folding chair in the corner.
Fiction book (1993) -
Toney and the other manager put a bunch of folding chairs on the floor of a meeting room.
Fiction book (1990) -
A girl sat on a folding chair, sipping a soda through a straw.
Fiction book (1994) -
Hank slouches back in a folding chair, his hat low on his forehead.
Fiction book (1990) -
He donated 50 folding chairs to Father Shea's bingo night.
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Morphology
The meaning 'a chair designed to be folded' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'folding' (capable of being folded) with 'chair' (a seat). This concrete, compositional relation is common across languages and follows normal noun-modifier composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Folding chair names a chair that folds flat like a closed book, so it can be easily 'carried' or 'stored'.