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

His security guard told me to back off – and then shoved a striking worker off her own picket line. —Heather Merrick, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026

Union members are asking fans to bring their own food to the game and not cross the picket line to buy food and drink. —Reg Chapman, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Auden joined her dad on the picket line during the SAG-AFTRA union strike in 2023. —Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

After a near-yearlong strike, SAG-AFTRA ratified a 2025 Interactive Media Agreement requiring consent and disclosure for AI digital replicas—and letting performers suspend that consent during a strike, in effect sending their digital doubles to the picket line. —Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 1 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