- picket pick·et
- ['pɪkɪt]
1. n1) (stake) picchetto2) (striker, band of strikers) picchetto, (Mil: sentry) sentinella, (group) picchetto2. vtpicchettare3. vipicchettare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
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picket — pick·et 1 n: a person posted by a labor organization at a place of employment affected by a labor dispute; broadly: a person posted for a demonstration or protest picket 2 vt: to post pickets in front of: walk or stand in front of as a picket… … Law dictionary
Picket — Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket fence — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket guard — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket line — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
picket — pick|et1 [ pıkıt ] noun count 1. ) a stick put into the ground and used for marking something or for tying an animal to 2. ) a group of people who are protesting about something outside a building, especially a group of workers who are on STRIKE… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Picket — Pick et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Picketing}.] 1. To fortify with pointed stakes. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose or fence with pickets or pales. [1913 Webster] 3. To tether to, or as to, a picket; as, to picket a horse.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pick´et|er — pick|et «PIHK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a pointed stake or peg driven into the ground to make a fence or to tie a horse to: »The dogs were afraid to jump the pickets of the fence. 2. a small body of troops, or a single man, posted at some place to … Useful english dictionary
pick|et — «PIHK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a pointed stake or peg driven into the ground to make a fence or to tie a horse to: »The dogs were afraid to jump the pickets of the fence. 2. a small body of troops, or a single man, posted at some place to watch… … Useful english dictionary
picket — pick•et [[t]ˈpɪk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) bui a post, stake, or peg that is driven into the ground for use in a fence, to fasten down a tent, etc 2) a person stationed, as by a union, outside a factory, store, etc., to dissuade workers or customers from… … From formal English to slang
picket — pick|et1 [ˈpıkıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: piquet, from piquer to prick ] 1.) a) when a group of people stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
