picket

/pˈɪkɪt/

/ˈpɪkɪt/

Picket

a line of pointed wooden strip that is fixed in the ground to form a fence

synonyms : pale

a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

synonyms : lookout

a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

synonyms : piquet

a vehicle performing sentinel duty

a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work

to picket

MAIN VERB

fasten with a picket

serve as pickets or post pickets

Examples

1. Other earnest young men picketed the pickets.

2. They picketed that child's funeral.

3. Other earnest young men picketed the pickets.

4. Picket lines ♪