walkout

American  

[wawk-out] / ˈwɔkˌaʊt /

Or walk-out

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.

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adjective

1. having a doorway that gives direct access to the outdoors.

   a walkout basement.

Etymology

Origin of walkout

1885–90, noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk out

Example Sentences

The walkout, which is due to begin at 07:00 BST on Tuesday, will be the joint longest of the dispute - only once before have resident doctors taken part in a six-day strike.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Murphy did not get the rousing reception from the home fans like Aspinall or Pimblett have in the past as he made a business-like walkout, but he was cheered as he stepped into the octagon.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

This walkout completely shut down schools because it was impossible to keep campuses open without the vast majority of both teaching and non-teaching employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Some pilots had decided to work despite the walkout, while other airlines in the broader Lufthansa Group took over some of flagship carrier's flights.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

On Friday, the policemen voted to return to work under the same conditions that existed before their walkout.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Related Words

• escape
• evacuation
• exit
• exodus
• flight
• passage
• removal
• retirement
• retreat
• separation
• takeoff
• withdrawal