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

Since then, workers have been walking the picket lines. —Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

Thousands have showed up at the picket line over the past two weeks. —ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026

Striking faculty were expected to return to work Wednesday morning, ending two school days of disarray on the Greenwich Village campus as substitute instructors and administrators temporarily taught courses, and some students joined their professors on the picket line. —Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026

On the picket lines, teachers from Twin Rivers and Natomas described high rates of turnover at their schools, and argued that higher compensation and better working conditions would reduce that attrition. —Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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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