English

Employees of the BBC form a picket line (def. 4) during a strike in May 2005.

Noun

picket line ‎(plural picket lines)

1. (rare) A line or rope held by one or many pickets, chiefly one used for tethering horses.
2. (military, rare) A barrier or fortification formed by pickets; a stockade.
3. A boundary guarded by a picket, or unit, of soldiers.
4. (US) The boundary created by striking workers, generally at the workplace entrance, which other workers are asked not to pass.

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