Reference meaning
picket
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a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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Other meanings
2. noun
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
3. noun
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
4. noun
a vehicle performing sentinel duty
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