/wawk"owt'/ , n.
1. a strike by workers.
2. the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, esp. as an expression of protest.
3. 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.
adj.
4. having a doorway that gives direct access to the outdoors: a walkout basement. Also, walk-out .
[ 1885-90, Amer.; n., adj. use of v. phrase walk out ]