to be on picket
71picket fence — noun 1》 a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by two or more horizontal rails. 2》 [often as modifier] N. Amer. a picket fence as a symbol of middle class domesticity and contentment …
72picket — noun 1》 a person or group of people standing outside a workplace trying to persuade others not to enter during a strike. 2》 (also picquet or piquet) a soldier or small body of troops sent out to watch for the enemy. 3》 [usu. as modifier] a… …
73picket — 1. Stake. Pine. Picket fence, pā pine. 2. Guard. Kia i …
74picket fence — noun a fence made of upright pickets • Syn: ↑paling • Hypernyms: ↑fence, ↑fencing • Part Meronyms: ↑picket, ↑pale …
75picket-duty — pickˈet duty noun • • • Main Entry: ↑picket …
76picket-guard — pickˈet guard noun A guard kept in readiness in case of alarm • • • Main Entry: ↑picket …
77Inlying picket — 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.… …
78outlying picket — 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.… …
79picket line — noun Date: 1856 1. a position held by a line of military pickets 2. a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution …
80picket — a hook attached to the end of a small stick and used by fishermen in landing their fish (Northumberland dialect) …
