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

Built out with comforts like restrooms and picnic tables, the lake and its surrounding trail complex is family-friendly and designed for short strolls and day-long treks. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024

Put it in the middle of your picnic table and enjoy a dome of protection. —John Frank, Axios, 8 Sep. 2024

On a recent tour of the park, the developers pointed out overgrown vegetation surrounding picnic tables and a restroom that didn’t appear to get a lot of use. —Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 3 Sep. 2024

Also known as Frogmore stew in the Beaufort, South Carolina, area, the Lowcountry boil is typically served outdoors; simply boil and spread the feast out on newspaper at the picnic table so everyone can dig in family style. —Food Drink Life, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above