Adirondack chair

noun

Ad·​i·​ron·​dack chair ˌa-də-ˈrän-ˌdak- 

: a wooden lawn chair with a high slatted back, broad arms, and a seat that is lower in the back than the front

Examples of Adirondack chair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Original price: $24.98 (Lowe's) Add a lot of seating to your patio or deck without spending a fortune by choosing these Adams PATIO Adirondack chairs. —Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Down by the lawn, some of the newest occupants at the Santa Monica complex, called the Water Garden, reclined in Adirondack chairs with books in hand. —Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025

This set of gorgeous Adirondack chairs is also on sale for its lowest price of the month. —Isabel Garcia, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025

Our favorite spring porch finds include a rocking Adirondack chair for slow evenings spent sipping sweet tea, as well as a durable outdoor rug and a set of planters for all your container gardening needs. —Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

after the adirondack mountains, New York

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Adirondack chair

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