walkout: Meaning and Definition of

walk•out

Pronunciation: (wôk'out"), [key]
— n.
  1. a strike by workers.
  2. the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, esp. as an expression of protest.
  3. a doorway in a building or room that gives direct access to the outdoors: a home with a sliding-glass walkout from the living room to the patio.
—adj.
  1. having a doorway that gives direct access to the outdoors: a walkout basement.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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