walkout

[ wawk-out ]

/ ˈwɔkˌaʊt /

a strike by workers.

the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, especially as an expression of protest.

a doorway in a building or room that gives direct access to the outdoors: a home with a sliding-glass walkout from the living room to the patio.

having a doorway that gives direct access to the outdoors: a walkout basement.

Origin of walkout

1885–90, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk out

But her fans would have none of it, and demonstrated a walkout on the once liberal singer.

Lindsay Lohan, Jay Leno & More Celebrities’ Week in Hell (Photos) |Anna Klassen |March 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The office of Ted Cruz, who's led the unprecedented witch-hunt against Hagel, hadn't even heard of the walkout threat.

Dear Journalists: Stop Quoting Unnamed GOP Senate Aides Who Lie To You |Ali Gharib |February 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Mere alluding to the walkout was sure to get a strong response from the suburban Republican crowd, and it did, said one attendee.

Will the Chicago Teachers Strike Hurt Obama? |James Warren |September 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
From some perspectives, the walkout borders on the irrational.

Rahm Emanuel Up Against a Teacher’s Strike |James Warren |September 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

As 25,000 public-school teachers stage a walkout in Chicago, Emanuel is facing the first major trauma of his mayorship.

Rahm Emanuel Up Against a Teacher’s Strike |James Warren |September 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I'm going to fall down flat on my identification and give you a walkout.

By Advice of Counsel |Arthur Train
However, the impression still prevails that a few days will see an end of the walkout.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 |Various
This was due largely to the walkout of the railroad men employed in the mill yards, who acted on their own volition.

The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons |William Z. Foster
He related that a gang of workers had come to him with certain complaints and the threat of a walkout.

Negro Migration during the War |Emmett J. Scott