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pickets

/ˈpɪkɪts/

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noun

Pflock, Pfahl

A stake driven into the ground.

Examples :

"a picket fence"

Ein Pfahlzaun

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noun

Pfahlstehen

A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake.

Examples :

"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.

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Schneepfähle

A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls.

Examples :

"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.

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Vorposten, Posten

One 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.

Examples :

"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.

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Wache, Posten

(sometimes figurative) A sentry.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Streikposten, Demonstranten

A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.

Examples :

"Pickets normally endeavor to be non-violent."

Streikposten bemühen sich normalerweise, gewaltfrei zu sein.

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Piquet

The card game piquet.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Streikposten aufstellen, protestieren

To protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment.

Examples :

"The union workers picketed the factory to demand better wages. "

Die Gewerkschaftsmitglieder stellten Streikposten vor der Fabrik auf, um höhere Löhne zu fordern.

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verb

Mit Pfählen umzäunen, abstecken

To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Anbinden, festbinden

To tether to, or as if to, a picket.

Examples :

"to picket a horse"

Ein Pferd anbinden.

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Bewachen, absichern

To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Auf eine Pfahlspitze stellen

To torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.

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