deck chair

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But I was at 387 pounds so me losing 12 pounds would be like the Titanic losing a deck chair.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2023

In 2012, he disassembled one of his streetside finds, merging the steel legs and vinyl seat of a G.D.R. industrial chair with the back and arms of a plastic monoblock West German deck chair.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023

The sale includes other notable nautical items including an original deck chair that was on the Lusitania, a passenger liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2022

“A grassy yard, a porch swing or deck chair, a beautiful garden, can help clear their mind and induce a state of calm.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2021

He raised his sword, but got smacked in the face with another boxing glove arrow, and sat down hard in a deck chair.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan