A wooden strip forming part of a fence
English: picket, pale
picketEnglish
picket, lookout, lookout man, pale, piquet
Noun
A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
English: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket
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
English: picket, piquet
3 more noun senses
A detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
English: picket
A protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
English: picket
A vehicle performing sentinel duty
English: picket
Verb
Serve as pickets or post pickets
English: picket
Fasten with a picket
English: picket