walkout

Or walk-out

[wawk-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.

adjective

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

   a walkout basement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of walkout¹

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

Example Sentences

The walkout, which began in small numbers in October, has now grown to around 200 workers at the port -- Bangladesh's main trade gateway and a vital hub in the global garment supply chain.

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San Francisco has experienced anti-Israel walkouts in 10 high schools, organized by an advocacy group with access to student addresses.

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More than 3,000 workers in two of its US defence units walked out in August, while last year, a walkout by around 30,000 passenger plane workers ended after seven weeks.

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The Home Office said operations continued as normal despite the walkout on Thursday.

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The BMA and the government have been in dialogue throughout the summer and early autumn since the last walkout at the end of July, but talks broke down earlier this month.

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