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Word: picket line (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A boundary guarded by a picket, or unit, of soldiers.
  • military rare A barrier or fortification formed by pickets; a stockade.
  • rare A line or rope held by one or many pickets, chiefly one used for tethering horses.
  • US The boundary created by striking workers, generally at the workplace entrance, which other workers are asked not to pass.

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