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

Netanyahu's appearance at the speaker's podium at the UN General Assembly in New York in September sparked a mass walkout of diplomats.

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After the walkout, writers did secure groundbreaking protections for AI in contracts, but they are still confronting AI models ripping off their work without compensation.

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"Governments, especially the Italians, are not taking action against what is happening in Gaza," said university teacher Francesca, explaining why she'd joined the walkout.

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The previous talks ended last Tuesday when the union confirmed its five-day walkout was going ahead.

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"Since last year he has not delivered," says Dr Sharma, who is six years into his training in child and adolescent psychiatry and is a BMA rep, when asked why walkouts have returned.

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Related Words

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• exit 
• exodus 
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• withdrawal