C2 noun #96,264 most common

picket line

UK /ˈpɪkɪt laɪn/ | US /ˈpɪkɪt laɪn/

A line or rope held by one or many pickets, chiefly one used for tethering horses.

picket line in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A line or rope held by one or many pickets, chiefly one used for tethering horses.
  • (noun) A barrier or fortification formed by pickets; a stockade.
  • (noun) A boundary guarded by a picket (unit of soldiers).

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A line or rope held by one or many pickets, chiefly one used for tethering horses.
  2. 2
    noun A barrier or fortification formed by pickets; a stockade.
  3. 3
    noun A boundary guarded by a picket (unit of soldiers).
  4. 4
    noun A boundary created by workers participating in a strike, generally at the workplace entrance, which other workers are asked not to pass.
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