пике́т — meaning in English

English meaning

• picket noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
• piquet noun A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.

Senses

пике́т is used for these senses in English:

• picket (military) 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.
• piquet (card games) A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.

picket — full definition

1. noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
2. noun A pointed wooden or metal stake driven into the ground, as in a fence.
3. verb To stand outside a workplace in protest, usually as part of a strike.

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