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.—
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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
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The completely alfresco restaurant is adorned with picnic tables spread across two levels and dreamy string lights.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The shelter has three picnic tables, a charcoal grill, lights, electricity and water.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Author and New Yorker writer John McPhee was lying on a picnic table for a couple of weeks, trying to figure out how to make a complex article work.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Their taproom offers a variety of seating, including high-top tables with a view into the production area; larger, standard-height tables; stools at the bar and picnic tables on the front or back patio.
—Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The shelter has three picnic tables, a charcoal grill, lights, electricity and water.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Author and New Yorker writer John McPhee was lying on a picnic table for a couple of weeks, trying to figure out how to make a complex article work.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Their taproom offers a variety of seating, including high-top tables with a view into the production area; larger, standard-height tables; stools at the bar and picnic tables on the front or back patio.
—Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Picnic table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picnic%20table. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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