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 number of striking guild members had also shrunk from about 60 when the walkout began, as many had to find other jobs under the financial strain of being out of work for so long.

From MarketWatch

It's exactly a year since bin workers in Birmingham staged their first walkout and according to unions there is no end in sight.

From BBC

A nationwide strike by Canada Post carriers that disrupted deliveries during the month also weighed, as a walkout that began in late September shifted to rotating strikes Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Friday medics voted in favour of a four-day strike to take place in January, in what could the first national walkout staged by NHS workers in Scotland.

From BBC

Doctors in England will return to work on Monday after a planned five-day walkout over ongoing pay disputes.

From BBC

Related Words

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