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.
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About 33,000 machinists hit the picket lines in September, and Boeing didn’t restart production until early December. Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 15 May 2025 In Catholic social teaching, the picket line is sacred ground. Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 Opposition calls it ‘corrupt’ Misinformation expert encouraged picket lines at Tesla sites to protest DOGE cuts. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for picket line

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of picket line was in 1847

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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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
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