walkoutwalk·out /ˈwɔːk-aʊtˈwɒːk-/ (also walk-out) noun [countableC usually singular]HUMAN RESOURCES an occasion when workers stop working and leave their office or factory as a protestThe talks broke off on Tuesday, prompting anationwide walkout of about 200,000 rail workers.
Workersstaged a walkout at the company’s engine factory as the union continued its strike action.