Phrase guide

folding chair

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A light portable chair that can be stored in a stack, row or on a specially designed cart. They are produced in a variety of styles, folding mechanisms and materials.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a chair that can be folded flat for storage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: chair

Narrower terms: camp chair, deck chair, beach chair, yacht chair

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: aulki tolesgarri — a light portable chair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 折疊椅 /折叠椅 (zhédiéyǐ) — a light portable chair
  • Dutch: klapstoel — a light portable chair
  • Dutch: vouwstoel — a light portable chair
  • Estonian: klapptool — a light portable chair
  • Finnish: taittotuoli — a light portable chair
  • French: chaise pliante — a light portable chair
  • German: Klappstuhl — a light portable chair
  • German: Faltstuhl — a light portable chair
  • Hungarian: összecsukható szék — a light portable chair
  • Italian: sedia pieghevole — a light portable chair
  • Japanese: パイプ椅子 (paipu isu) — a light portable chair
  • Japanese: 折り畳み椅子 (oritatami-isu) — a light portable chair
  • Korean: 접의자 (jeobuija) — a light portable chair
  • Latvian: saliekamais krēsls — a light portable chair
  • Old English: fieldstōl — a light portable chair
  • Plautdietsch: Klaupstool — a light portable chair
  • Portuguese: cadeira de praia — a light portable chair
  • Russian: складной стул (skladnoj stul) — a light portable chair
  • Swedish: hopfällbar stol — a light portable chair
  • Tamil: மடி நாற்காலி (maṭi nāṟkāli) — a light portable chair