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 The new trailhead will feature a paved parking lot, pavilion, restrooms and picnic tables. —

Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024 There’s also limited outdoor seating at shaded picnic tables. —

Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2024 The walk also passes by the Shelter Island Playground and several benches and picnic tables, making this an ideal place for families. —

Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024 The large outdoor space has a covered bar with plenty of picnic tables and additional bars that open during high-volume times. —

Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 The campground has grills, picnic tables and restrooms. —

Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024 And in any iteration of Pretty Little Liars, whenever the girls are together sitting on those couches or sitting around a picnic table talking, that's gold. —

Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 8 May 2024 Visitors without their own gear can reserve one of the ranch’s two canvas glamping tents, which have real mattresses, bedding, seating, and an outdoor picnic table and fire pit. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024 Wooden picnic tables are feet from the Dart, busy with locals who pack the place out. —

Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024

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