recliner
pronunciation
How to pronounce recliner in British English:
UK [rɪˈklaɪnə(r)]
How to pronounce recliner in American English:
US [rɪˈklaɪnɚ]
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- Noun:
- an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it
Word Origin
- recliner (n.)
- 1660s, agent noun from recline. From 1880 as a type of chair.
Example
- 1. A man sat in a recliner drinking beer .
- 2. Lower the backrest of your recliner when raising the footrest .
- 3. This thesis presents a general methodology for the structural synthesis of recliner chair mechanism .
- 4. Maria smiled sitting in the leather recliner .
- 5. Sunday morning , we washed and dressed tom , buttook him directly to the room recliner , skippingthe dining room part oftheroutine .