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

Bosch staged a dramatic walkout earlier this month -- in an evening gown and high heels -- from a meeting where she was lambasted by Thai organiser Nawat Itsaragrisil.

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On the lower level, a finished walkout basement expands the home’s footprint even further, with a home theater, cozy lounge, and two more bedrooms.

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With his parents’ encouragement, he joined some 200 other students in a midday walkout after the closures were announced.

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Unite union members in the city began a full walkout seven months ago, and in September voted to extend their action until March.

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She has filed a total of 25 against the district, citing Free Palestine posters in various school classrooms, additional teach-ins, a May Day walkout and “disruptive conduct” at an antisemitism training session.

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