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 Integrated groups of Black and white student protesters would take over segregated lunch counters, prompting backlash from counterdemonstrators who would harass and assault protesters. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 6 May 2024 Members of the team would go on to participate in a sit-in at a lunch counter in Nashville to protest segregation policies. Willie James Inman, CBS News, 6 Apr. 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 29 May. 2024.

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