noun🔗SharePiquetA stake driven into the ground."a picket fence"Une clôture en piquetspropertymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMise au piquetA 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. "Pendant l'entraînement militaire rigoureux, les soldats qui désobéissaient aux ordres étaient parfois soumis à la mise au piquet comme punition, forcés de se tenir sur des pieux pointus jusqu'à ce qu'ils s'effondrent.lawactionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiquetsA 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. "L'alpiniste a enfoncé les piquets profondément dans la pente glacée pour la sécurité.sporttechnicalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSentinelles, piquetsOne 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. "Le général ordonna de placer des sentinelles autour du périmètre du camp pour surveiller tout signe de l'approche de l'ennemi.militarypositionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSentinelle, factionnaire(sometimes figurative) A sentry."The security guards acted as pickets, watching the entrances for any suspicious activity. "Les agents de sécurité ont agi comme des sentinelles, surveillant les entrées pour toute activité suspecte.militarypolicepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiquets de grève, manifestantsA protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself."Pickets normally endeavor to be non-violent."Les piquets de grève s'efforcent normalement d'être non violents.politicsgovernmentsocietyworkorganizationeconomylawactionpositiongroupstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiquetThe card game piquet."During the rainy afternoon, they decided to stay inside and play pickets. "Pendant l'après-midi pluvieux, ils ont décidé de rester à l'intérieur et de jouer au piquet.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiqueter, faire du piquet de grèveTo protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment."The union workers picketed the factory to demand better wages. "Les travailleurs du syndicat ont fait du piquet de grève devant l'usine pour exiger de meilleurs salaires.politicsorganizationjobbusinesseconomyindustrysocietyworkactiondemandrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClôturer avec des piquetsTo 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. "L'équipe de construction a clôturé le périmètre de la nouvelle aire de jeux avec des piquets en bois pour assurer la sécurité des enfants.propertyarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAttacher à un piquetTo tether to, or as if to, a picket."to picket a horse"Attacher un cheval à un piquet.propertyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGarder, surveillerTo 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. "Les soldats gardaient la route menant à la ville, empêchant quiconque d'entrer ou de sortir.militarypolicewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre au piquetTo torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.inhumansufferingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading