lunch counter

noun

1
: a long counter at which lunches are sold
2

Examples of lunch counter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Plans include reconstructing the lunch counter for a future exhibit, according to the Express-News. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 The buildings' exterior materials will be replaced, while the flooring and wall finishes from the historic lunch counter will be protected, according to the Express-News. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 The white businessmen of Birmingham did agree to some of King’s demands, including the desegregation of lunch counters. Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024 Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lunch counter 

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lunch counter was in 1869

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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20counter. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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