picket line
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈpɪkɪt laɪn/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈpɪkɪt ˌlaɪn/
Noun

picket line (plural picket lines)

  1. (rare) A line#Noun|line or rope#Noun|rope hold#Verb|held by one or many picket#Noun|pickets, chiefly one use#Verb|used for tether#Verb|tethering horse#Noun|horses.
  2. (military, rare) A barrier or fortification form#Verb|formed by pickets; a stockade.
  3. (military) A boundary guard#Verb|guarded by a picket (unit of soldier#Noun|soldiers).
  4. A boundary created by workers participating in a strike#Noun|strike, generally at the workplace entrance, which other workers are asked not to pass#Verb|pass.
Translations
  • Italian: recinto con corda e picchetti
Translations Translations
  • Italian: picchetto di scioperanti
  • Spanish: piquete



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