picnic table

noun

plural picnic tables
: a table that is designed for picnicking and that typically has adjacent or attached benches for sitting
Parking lots are small, and just a few parks have … water, rest rooms, or picnic tables.Sunset
Their RV and tent sites feature a picnic table, fire pit, electricity, cable, and water and sewer hookups, varying with sites.Moira McCarthy
… the only stop was at a rest area which contained no … beverage machines or vending machines—just one picnic table offering no shade and a couple of overflowing garbage cans.Melissa A. Pindroh
It is midweek and Marino sits in the twilight at an outdoor picnic table next to the laundry room at the Dolphins' practice facility.Rick Telander
We sat outside, hunched over a picnic table in the small bricked-in patio behind her house.Tim Findley

Examples of picnic table in a Sentence

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The yard has picnic tables and a dedicated play area for kids. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024 The child was playing with other children close to the family’s picnic table when the big cat attacked, officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024 There’s a lake and a yard with a fire pit, a picnic table, and strung tea lights. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024 These more remote sites have a picnic table and fire ring, but no water and electricity. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for picnic table 

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of picnic table was in 1866

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“Picnic table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picnic%20table. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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