picket line

== English == === Etymology === From picket (“stake driven into the ground; soldier or small unit of soldiers assigned to perform a duty; protester positioned outside a workplace, etc., during a strike; the protest itself”) + line. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɪkɪt laɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɪkɪt ˌlaɪn/ Hyphenation: pick‧et line === Noun === picket line (plural picket lines) (rare) A line or rope held by one or many pickets, chiefly one used for tethering horses. (military, rare) A barrier or fortification formed by pickets; a stockade. (military) A boundary guarded by a picket (unit of soldiers). A boundary created by workers participating in a strike, generally at the workplace entrance, which other workers are asked not to pass. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === picket line on Wikipedia.Wikipedia picketing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia