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单词 lunch counters
释义

lunch counter

noun

1
: a long counter at which lunches are sold
2
: luncheonette

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Apple Haus, which opened in the 1970s, has a bakery, lunch counter, and cider mill. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2022 Sixty-two years ago, four Black college students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Kendall Ross, ABC News, 25 July 2022 In 1982, Gina and Mike Cox opened the Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen as a lunch counter in Louisville, in a former automotive dealership, according to its website. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 20 July 2022 Perhaps one of the most notable is the Greensboro Four: four students from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCAT) who staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Airielle Lowe, CNN, 31 May 2022 Civil rights activists 59 years ago photographed staging a sit-in to protest segregation at Woolworth's lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi. Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 28 May 2022 Since their debut in 1944, this lunch counter and grocery store crossover has been a staple of Galveston’s culinary scene. Adrianne Reece, Chron, 12 May 2022 The restaurant’s named for the pioneering businessman who ran a cigar shop and lunch counter in the same space many years ago. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 On Thursday morning, the first person at the lunch counter ordered 30 sandwiches. Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

lunch counters

noun

plural of lunch counter
as in snack bars

Synonyms & Similar Words

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