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

It will be the 15th walkout by hospital doctors since March 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It will start at 07:00 GMT on 7 April - and will be the 15th walkout since March 2023.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It is the second such strike in a matter of weeks, after a walkout at the start of February paralysed public transport.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Teachers in Los Angeles, the country’s second-largest school district, have already voted to authorize a strike, empowering union leaders to call for a walkout later if a deal isn’t reached.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Within four days, their ranks had swelled to more than 365,000, the largest walkout that had ever taken place in the United States.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Related Words

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