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

Many parents and students have joined teachers on picket lines. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

The staff union picketed outside the SAG-AFTRA building, where those negotiations were held for the first two weeks, blocking entrances to the parking garage and forcing negotiators to cross a picket line to get inside. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026

After more than three weeks on the picket line, members of a local machinists union don’t appear to be ending their strike at an Independence ammunition plant any time soon. —Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026

Membership voted to stay on the picket line. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 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