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

Lake Lenape Park spans 2,000 acres of lush landscapes surrounding a 344-acre lake, partly located in Mays Landing, with many recreational facilities such as a baseball field, walkways, picnic tables, and a volleyball court. —Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025

Eating on the outdoor picnic table has also become untenable because of all the flies. —Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025

Except for the picnic table — a gathering place for performers, audience members and PDA’s employees, before and after shows. —Hannah Benson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025

The family-friendly complex features picnic tables and a playground overlooking the ocean, as well as a wading pool, a miniature golf course, and a water gym. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above