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

Recent Examples on the Web Red-and-white paper takeout boxes, each containing a fungus rather than a corn dog or French fries, piled up on picnic tables. —

Rachel Bujalski Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 11 June 2024 Customers will need to designate an area that is about the size of a picnic table for the deliveries. —

Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024 You’re encouraged to bring your own chairs, since picnic tables and benches are limited. —

Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024 The seasonal bar, with its picnic tables, string lights and live music, had become a weekend destination for the community. —

Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024 The accompanying North Fork Food Truck out back serves up lobster rolls, burgers, and creative soft-serve ice cream desserts in a casual setting with communal picnic tables and outdoor games. —

Ivette Manners, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2023 The mostly outdoor space along the Kinnickinnic River is made up of a maze of patios, picnic tables, tiki bars and nautical decor. —

Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 In preparation for baseball season, Hilton staff have decorated the patio with picnic tables, string lights, a big-screen TV and bar games including a giant Connect 4 board. —

Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024 The new trailhead will feature a paved parking lot, pavilion, restrooms and picnic tables. —

Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024

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