1 (any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries/trucks getting into the factory; (also adjective)a picket line.
az: piket, qarovul dəstəsi
ru: пикетчик
2 a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; (also adjective)picket duty.
az: qarovul dəstəsi
ru: сторожевой отряд
♦ verb
1 to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.
az: piket təşkil etmək
ru: пикетировать;охранять
2 to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.
az: mühafizə etmək
ru: выставлять охранение