Picket
61Picket Range — The Picket Range is a small, extremely rugged subrange of the North Cascades in the northwestern part of the American state of Washington. It is entirely contained within North Cascades National Park. It lies to the north of the Skagit River,… …
62picket line — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms picket line : singular picket line plural picket lines a picket. Workers who cross a picket line continue to work while other workers are on strike …
63picket fence — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms picket fence : singular picket fence plural picket fences a fence made of thin flat boards that are pointed at the top. People think of picket fences as typical of houses in small middle class towns in the US …
64picket ship — noun a ship serving as a picket (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑picket * * * noun : a ship or airplane stationed outside a formation of ships or a geographical area as a rescue or warning unit * * * picket ship, a ship used to watch for and warn against… …
65Picket, das — Das Pickết, des es, plur. inus. aus dem Französ. Piquet. 1) Ein gewisses Spiel in der Karte, wo man auf hundert Pics, d.i. Augen, spielet; das Picket Spiel, Picket spielen. 2) Im Kriegswesen, die Feldwache; vermuthlich so fern sie ehedem mit… …
66picket boat — noun a boat serving as a picket (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑picket * * * a vessel used to patrol a harbor. [1865 70] * * * picket boat, an armed naval boat that patrols an area, especially at night …
67Picket line — A picket line is a horizontal rope, along which horses are tied at intervals. The rope can be on the ground, at chest height (above the knees, below the neck), or overhead. The overhead form usually is called a high line.A variant of a high line …
68Picket Fences — Un drôle de shérif Un drôle de shérif Titre original Picket Fences Autres titres francophones High Secret City, la ville du grand secret Genre Série dramatique Créateur(s) David E. Kelley Production David E. Kelley Pays d’origine …
69picket line — /ˈpɪkət laɪn/ (say pikuht luyn) noun a line of persons forming a picket (def. 2): *behaviour on the picket line which is intimidating or violent will still be prohibited. –aap news, 1996 …
70picket line — Union protest technique, creating a line of union members which nonunion workers and customers would have to pass in order to enter or leave a business. ► “The picket line, once largely honored by unionized and nonunion workers alike, appears… …
