Picket Definition
pĭkĭt
picketed, picketing, pickets
noun
pickets
A stake or slat, usually pointed, used as an upright in a fence, a hitching post for animals, a marker, etc.
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A group of soldiers or a single soldier stationed, usually at an outpost, to guard a body of troops from surprise attack.
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A detachment of one or more troops, ships, or aircraft held in readiness or advanced to warn of an enemy's approach.
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A ship or airplane that patrols a defense perimeter.
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A person, as a member of a labor union on strike, stationed outside a factory, store, or public building, often carrying a sign, to demonstrate opposition to certain views or practices, keep strikebreakers from entering, or dissuade people from buying.
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verb
picketed, picketing, pickets
To serve as a picket.
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To enclose, shut in, or protect with a picket fence or palisade.
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To post as a military picket.
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To hitch (an animal) to a picket.
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To guard (a body of troops) with a picket.
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