picnic
noun
an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
picnics
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pluralof picnic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof picnic (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
picnicnounan excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
Example Sentences
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Bowie told the informant that she would "make it a point to have picnics by the capital to observe" and learn about security measures, the complaint alleges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
To combat the isolation and boredom, troops sometimes do fun activities aboard the ship, like hold singing competitions and picnics on the top deck.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“This used to be a park where my dad and I used to come and have picnics and he would play ballgaming here with a lot of families,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
I have a small complaint about modern picnics.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Mama took the three children to the market with her, on picnics in the nearby forest, and on outings in the mountains surrounding Gdynia.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
