picket line

noun

1

: a position held by a line of military pickets

2

: a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution

Examples of picket line in a Sentence

She joined her coworkers on the picket line.

Recent Examples on the Web

But less than a year later, Winters was on the SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America picket lines during Hollywood’s dual strikes, surrounded by signs about how AI was destroying creativity and causing job losses. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Police scuffle with protestors at a picket line in Valladolid, above, and during a protest outside a bank in Pamplona, Spain, below. — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026

After Stephen Colbert was accused of crossing a picket line during a Harvard University event, the evening was cut short when someone pulled a fire alarm. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

As the divide between union members and Medieval Times loyalists deepened, anonymous troll accounts surfaced and began posting content harassing those on the picket line. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for picket line

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Kids Definition

picket line

noun

1

: a position held by a line of military pickets

2

: a line of individuals (as striking workers or protestors) who are demonstrating against a business, organization, or institution

Legal Definition

picket line

noun

: a line of people picketing a business, institution, or organization