picket line — picket .line n a group of people who stand outside a factory and try to prevent people from going in or coming out during a ↑strike on a picket line ▪ So far, there has been very little violence on the picket line. ▪ Very few workers were willing … Dictionary of contemporary 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 line — picket lines N COUNT A picket line is a group of pickets outside a place of work. The miners are trying to get factory workers to join them on the picket line... No one tried to cross the picket lines … English dictionary
picket line — picket ,line noun count a PICKET. Workers who cross a picket line continue to work while other workers are on STRIKE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
picket line — n: a line of people picketing a business, institution, or organization Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
picket line — UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► PICKET(Cf. ↑picket) noun … Financial and business terms
picket line — n. a line or cordon of people serving as pickets … English World dictionary
picket line — noun a line of people acting as pickets • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * noun, pl ⋯ lines [count] : a line or group of people who are refusing to go to work until their employer agrees to certain demands She joined her coworkers on the picket line. The… … Useful english dictionary
picket 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 … English dictionary
picket 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… … American business jargon
