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PIKN-ikr-ug/ˈpɪknɪk rʌɡ/

A picnic rug (id: picnic-rug) is a blanket spread on the ground for an outdoor meal. A tablecloth covers a table; a towel is for drying. Sports day: a picnic rug is for first-aid shade; pupils sit on the marked grass.

Meaning

A blanket spread on the ground for an outdoor meal.

Examples

• “A picnic rug on sports day is for first-aid shade; pupils sit on the marked grass.”
• “A picnic rug on the geography field trip still needs to come off the Site of Special Scientific Interest; trampling the dune grass is not allowed.”

Good to know

a picnic rug. Contrast: a tablecloth / a towel. Sports day / trips. Countable rugs. Mix-up: a rug indoors is decorative; a picnic rug is for sitting outside.

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