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

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

Late this summer, at home in Virginia, Ross eased into a deck chair looking rested and relaxed.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2021

One deck chair was rearranged last week when the Nationals fired pitching coach Derek Lilliquist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2019

Nicholson let one leg drop over the side of the deck chair, leaned forward, and stepped on his cigarette end.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger