picket line

English

Employees of the BBC form a picket line (def. 4) during a strike in May 2005.

Noun

picket line (plural picket lines)

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

Translations

line or rope held by pickets

• Italian: recinto con corda e picchetti m
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military: barrier or fortification formed by pickets — see stockade

boundary guarded by picket

• Finnish: rajatolppa
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• Italian: palizzata (it) f

boundary created by striking workers

• Finnish: lakkovartio
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• Italian: picchetto di scioperanti m