noun🔗SharePflock, PfahlA stake driven into the ground."a picket fence"Ein PfahlzaunpropertymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePfahlstehenA type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake."During the harsh military training, soldiers who disobeyed orders sometimes faced pickets as punishment, forced to stand on sharp stakes until they collapsed. "Während des harten militärischen Trainings wurden Soldaten, die Befehle missachteten, manchmal durch Pfahlstehen bestraft und gezwungen, auf scharfen Pfählen zu stehen, bis sie zusammenbrachen.lawactionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchneepfähleA tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls."The mountaineer hammered the pickets deep into the icy slope for safety. "Der Bergsteiger hämmerte die Schneepfähle tief in den eisigen Hang, um sich zu sichern.sporttechnicalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVorposten, PostenOne of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function."The general ordered the pickets to be stationed around the perimeter of the camp to watch for any sign of the approaching enemy. "Der General befahl, Vorposten rund um den Umfang des Lagers zu stationieren, um nach Anzeichen des sich nähernden Feindes Ausschau zu halten.militarypositionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWache, Posten(sometimes figurative) A sentry."The security guards acted as pickets, watching the entrances for any suspicious activity. "Die Sicherheitskräfte fungierten als Wachen und beobachteten die Eingänge auf verdächtige Aktivitäten.militarypolicepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStreikposten, DemonstrantenA protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself."Pickets normally endeavor to be non-violent."Streikposten bemühen sich normalerweise, gewaltfrei zu sein.politicsgovernmentsocietyworkorganizationeconomylawactionpositiongroupstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiquetThe card game piquet."During the rainy afternoon, they decided to stay inside and play pickets. "An dem regnerischen Nachmittag beschlossen sie, drinnen zu bleiben und Piquet zu spielen.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStreikposten aufstellen, protestierenTo protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment."The union workers picketed the factory to demand better wages. "Die Gewerkschaftsmitglieder stellten Streikposten vor der Fabrik auf, um höhere Löhne zu fordern.politicsorganizationjobbusinesseconomyindustrysocietyworkactiondemandrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMit Pfählen umzäunen, absteckenTo enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes."The construction crew picked the perimeter of the new playground with wooden pickets to keep children safe. "Das Bauunternehmen umzäunte den Umfang des neuen Spielplatzes mit Holzpfählen, um Kinder zu schützen.propertyarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnbinden, festbindenTo tether to, or as if to, a picket."to picket a horse"Ein Pferd anbinden.propertyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBewachen, absichernTo guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket."The soldiers picketed the road leading to the town, preventing anyone from entering or leaving. "Die Soldaten bewachten die Straße, die in die Stadt führte, und hinderten so jeden am Ein- oder Ausreisen.militarypolicewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAuf eine Pfahlspitze stellenTo torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.inhumansufferingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading