any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

cook outdoors on a barbecue grill

a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit

a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed

a cookout where fried fish is the main course

a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course

a gathering at which burgoo stew is served