walkout
Use Walkout in a sentence
noun
1.
a strike by workers.
2.
the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, especially as an expression of protest.
3.
a doorway in a building or room that gives direct access to the outdoors: a home with a sliding-glass walkout from the living room to the patio.
adjective
4.
having a doorway that gives direct access to the outdoors: a walkout basement.
Also, walk-out.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk out
1885–90, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk out
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WordNet
| walkout | |
noun | |
| 1. | a strike in which the workers walk out |
| 2. | the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak" |
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Example sentences
The impact of a strike by television and film writers was becoming more evident as the walkout entered its third day.
What definitely was not reasonable was an unannounced walkout on the eve of a long holiday weekend.
With their chapters threatening a walkout, the fraternity voted overwhelmingly to remain all-white.
The walkout lasted eight months, the longest in the game's history.
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