recliner
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thumb|right|A recliner thumb|Recliner aboard a business jet A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and often a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the chair, or may extend automatically when the back is reclined.
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thumb|right|A recliner thumb|Recliner aboard a business jet A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and often a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the chair, or may extend automatically when the back is reclined.
A recliner is also known as a reclining chair, lounger and an armchair.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “recliner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.