picket line (English, noun)
expansion: picket line (plural picket lines)
Senses:
glosses: A line or rope held by one or many pickets, chiefly one used for tethering horses.
tags: rare
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A barrier or fortification formed by pickets; a stockade.
tags: rare
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A boundary guarded by a picket (unit of soldiers).
glosses: A boundary created by workers participating in a strike, generally at the workplace entrance, which other workers are asked not to pass.
Forms:
form: picket lines
tags: plural