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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At the picnic table, Anna then turns to look over her shoulder, and the screen cuts to X-ray vision, the music goes grim and the finale ends. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 This year, a practice court was turned into an additional outdoor fan area with TV screens, food trucks and picnic tables. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026 Patrons sit at picnic tables under big umbrellas – necessary for that Danville sun – with glasses of cold wine and beer, including Lebanese pilsner, while upbeat music plays and a smoky grill sizzles with shish tawook and seven-spice lamb skewers. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Other activities at this state park include camping, picnic tables with grills, a playground, a reservable shelter, and interpretive nature programs offered from Memorial Day until Labor Day. Zuri Primos july 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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