SIT-IN


Meaning of SIT-IN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsit-ˌin ]

noun

Date: 1937

1. : sit-down 1

2.

a. : an act of occupying seats in a racially segregated establishment in organized protest against discrimination

b. : an act of sitting in the seats or on the floor of an establishment as a means of organized protest

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.