picket, n.
(pickets)
freq. cnt. 4
(pickets)
freq. cnt. 4
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
picket
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a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lookout lookout man picket scout sentinel sentry spotter watch
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lexical pointers
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a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
<noun.act>
picket piquet
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a wooden strip forming part of a fence
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pale picket
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a vehicle performing sentinel duty
<noun.artifact>
picket
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a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
<noun.person>
picket
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