lap desk

noun

A lightweight portable surface placed on a seated person's lap and used like a desk, for writing documents, working on a laptop, etc.

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Meanings

nounlap desk (plural lap desks)

plural lap desks

  1. A lightweight portable surface placed on a seated person's lap and used like a desk, for writing documents, working on a laptop, etc.
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APA

lap desk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lap%20desk

MLA

“lap desk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lap%20desk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lap desk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lap%20desk.

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