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

Workers set up picket lines at locations across Sacramento, including the offices of the California Department of Education, the California Natural Resources Agency and the Department of Motor Vehicles. — Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Dozens of Teamsters Local 877 were out on the picket line outside the Bayway Refinery and Linden Terminal on Tuesday. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

The actors joined us a bunch on the picket lines and there was definitely—and understandably—a lot of interest about the future of the show. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

People knew him as the guy who vehemently opposed NAFTA, who showed up on picket lines, who only wore suits made in Ohio. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 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