Definition of picket line in English:

picket line

noun

A boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, which others are asked not to cross.
they crossed the picket line
hundreds came to support the strikers on the picket line
Example sentencesExamples
- A picket line was a picket line and anyone who crossed it was a scab.
- Striking firefighters crossed their picket line to attend the incident.
- Most of the nonunion workers are crossing the picket line, but some have joined the strike.
- The picket line of eleven workers has now been outside the plant for fourteen weeks.
- Tensions heightened yesterday when the first three of the new staff attempted to cross the picket line.
- Three people who we had met when we went to their picket line during their last strike recognised us and came over to chat.
- The workers have established a picket line at the mine site and prevented vehicles entering and leaving.
- Now we want to see them joining the picket line with the lower-paid workers who have helped make them rich and famous.
- Workers joined the picket line to prevent the bus carrying scabs entering the plant.
- Striking firemen left their picket line to save a drowning horse.
- The union gave in to these threats and the drivers were given little alternative but to cross the picket line.
- Vehicles were stoned and one driver was pulled out of his truck when crossing the picket line.
- He plans to bring a delegation of council workers to the picket line.
- In Alberta, an unknown number of workers crossed the picket line and returned to work.
- Only four nurses have reportedly crossed the picket line in response to this threat.
- Strikers held up banners as they tried to persuade office staff, delivery workers and postmen not to cross the picket line.
- The majority of students expressed support for the lecturers' action and refused to cross the picket line.
- He didn't even visit a picket line until the strike was all but over.
- It's a normal trade union rule that if someone's on strike you don't cross their picket line and you don't touch their work.
- The decision to withdraw your labour, or cross a picket line, is a major one.
Synonyms
demonstration, blockade, boycott

Definition of picket line in US English:

picket line

nounˈpikit ˌlīnˈpɪkɪt ˌlaɪn

A boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, which others are asked not to cross.
they crossed the picket line
hundreds came to support the strikers on the picket line
Example sentencesExamples
- Strikers held up banners as they tried to persuade office staff, delivery workers and postmen not to cross the picket line.
- The decision to withdraw your labour, or cross a picket line, is a major one.
- Now we want to see them joining the picket line with the lower-paid workers who have helped make them rich and famous.
- The union gave in to these threats and the drivers were given little alternative but to cross the picket line.
- The majority of students expressed support for the lecturers' action and refused to cross the picket line.
- A picket line was a picket line and anyone who crossed it was a scab.
- In Alberta, an unknown number of workers crossed the picket line and returned to work.
- Workers joined the picket line to prevent the bus carrying scabs entering the plant.
- He plans to bring a delegation of council workers to the picket line.
- Tensions heightened yesterday when the first three of the new staff attempted to cross the picket line.
- The picket line of eleven workers has now been outside the plant for fourteen weeks.
- The workers have established a picket line at the mine site and prevented vehicles entering and leaving.
- He didn't even visit a picket line until the strike was all but over.
- Three people who we had met when we went to their picket line during their last strike recognised us and came over to chat.
- It's a normal trade union rule that if someone's on strike you don't cross their picket line and you don't touch their work.
- Most of the nonunion workers are crossing the picket line, but some have joined the strike.
- Striking firefighters crossed their picket line to attend the incident.
- Striking firemen left their picket line to save a drowning horse.
- Vehicles were stoned and one driver was pulled out of his truck when crossing the picket line.
- Only four nurses have reportedly crossed the picket line in response to this threat.
Synonyms
demonstration, blockade, boycott

单词	picket line
释义	Definition of picket line in English: picket line noun A boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, which others are asked not to cross. they crossed the picket line hundreds came to support the strikers on the picket line Example sentencesExamples A picket line was a picket line and anyone who crossed it was a scab. Striking firefighters crossed their picket line to attend the incident. Most of the nonunion workers are crossing the picket line, but some have joined the strike. The picket line of eleven workers has now been outside the plant for fourteen weeks. Tensions heightened yesterday when the first three of the new staff attempted to cross the picket line. Three people who we had met when we went to their picket line during their last strike recognised us and came over to chat. The workers have established a picket line at the mine site and prevented vehicles entering and leaving. Now we want to see them joining the picket line with the lower-paid workers who have helped make them rich and famous. Workers joined the picket line to prevent the bus carrying scabs entering the plant. Striking firemen left their picket line to save a drowning horse. The union gave in to these threats and the drivers were given little alternative but to cross the picket line. Vehicles were stoned and one driver was pulled out of his truck when crossing the picket line. He plans to bring a delegation of council workers to the picket line. In Alberta, an unknown number of workers crossed the picket line and returned to work. Only four nurses have reportedly crossed the picket line in response to this threat. Strikers held up banners as they tried to persuade office staff, delivery workers and postmen not to cross the picket line. The majority of students expressed support for the lecturers' action and refused to cross the picket line. He didn't even visit a picket line until the strike was all but over. It's a normal trade union rule that if someone's on strike you don't cross their picket line and you don't touch their work. The decision to withdraw your labour, or cross a picket line, is a major one. Synonyms demonstration, blockade, boycott Definition of picket line in US English: picket line nounˈpikit ˌlīnˈpɪkɪt ˌlaɪn A boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, which others are asked not to cross. they crossed the picket line hundreds came to support the strikers on the picket line Example sentencesExamples Strikers held up banners as they tried to persuade office staff, delivery workers and postmen not to cross the picket line. The decision to withdraw your labour, or cross a picket line, is a major one. Now we want to see them joining the picket line with the lower-paid workers who have helped make them rich and famous. The union gave in to these threats and the drivers were given little alternative but to cross the picket line. The majority of students expressed support for the lecturers' action and refused to cross the picket line. A picket line was a picket line and anyone who crossed it was a scab. In Alberta, an unknown number of workers crossed the picket line and returned to work. Workers joined the picket line to prevent the bus carrying scabs entering the plant. He plans to bring a delegation of council workers to the picket line. Tensions heightened yesterday when the first three of the new staff attempted to cross the picket line. The picket line of eleven workers has now been outside the plant for fourteen weeks. The workers have established a picket line at the mine site and prevented vehicles entering and leaving. He didn't even visit a picket line until the strike was all but over. Three people who we had met when we went to their picket line during their last strike recognised us and came over to chat. It's a normal trade union rule that if someone's on strike you don't cross their picket line and you don't touch their work. Most of the nonunion workers are crossing the picket line, but some have joined the strike. Striking firefighters crossed their picket line to attend the incident. Striking firemen left their picket line to save a drowning horse. Vehicles were stoned and one driver was pulled out of his truck when crossing the picket line. Only four nurses have reportedly crossed the picket line in response to this threat. Synonyms demonstration, blockade, boycott
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