picket

'pikit 1. noun

1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; (also adjective) a picket line.) streikevakt

2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; (also adjective) picket duty.) vaktpost

2. verb

1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) gå streikevakt; sette opp vakt

2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) stå (streike)vakt

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subst. \/ˈpɪkɪt\/

1) (spiss) påle, stake, pinne, tjorpåle

• everybody dreams of a picket fence

alle drømmer om et (hus med) stakittgjerde

2) streikevakt(er)

3) demonstrant(er) (ved ambassade e.l.)

4) (militærvesen) post, feltvakt, vakt

II

verb \/ˈpɪkɪt\/

1) sette ut streikevakter (ved), gå streikevakt (ved)

2) demonstrere ved (ambassade e.l.), plassere demonstranter ved

3) (militærvesen) sette ut vakter (i), postere vakter (i), sende ut på post

4) gjerde inn

5) tjore