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

The grievance walking the picket line is a coworker who has not been hired yet. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

During the months-long protest, Iain walked the SAG-AFTRA picket line in New York, even reuniting with his Young Sheldon costar Wallace Shawn. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

The union joined school support staff represented by UNITE HERE Local 1 outside the picket line at Chicago Public Schools headquarters Thursday morning. — John Odenthal, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Lack of movement on unions’ desires to win unemployment benefits for striking workers after two weeks on the picket lines are sticking in labor’s craw. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 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