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
SunsetTheir RV and tent sites feature a picnic table, fire pit, electricity, cable, and water and sewer hookups, varying with sites.—Moira McCarthy
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
Melissa A. PindrohIt 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
Rick TelanderWe sat outside, hunched over a picnic table in the small bricked-in patio behind her house.—Tim Findley
Tim FindleyExamples of picnic table in a Sentence
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Each site is equipped with a picnic table, grill, and fire ring, but use of the fire ring is only permitted when fire danger is low.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Each site has a picnic table, fire pit, and barbecue grill.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025
Campsites lie in a small valley and include a picnic table, food storage box, pit toilet and nothing else.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Tye Donnelly, 54, surveys the scene from a nearby picnic table, an electric guitar on his lap.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Each site has a picnic table, fire pit, and barbecue grill.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025
Campsites lie in a small valley and include a picnic table, food storage box, pit toilet and nothing else.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Tye Donnelly, 54, surveys the scene from a nearby picnic table, an electric guitar on his lap.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for picnic table
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“Picnic table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picnic%20table. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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