Phrase guide

picket fence

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A simple fence made from wooden pickets, connected by horizontal bars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: picketing

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A series of spaced perpendicular striations that occasionally occur in aurorae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a fence made of upright pickets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fence, fencing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ограда от колове (ograda ot kolove) — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Danish: stakit — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Finnish: lauta-aita — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • German: Lattenzaun — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • German: Staketenzaun — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • German: Staket — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Icelandic: rimlagirðing — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Icelandic: stakket — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Māori: takitaki — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Norwegian: stakitt — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stakitt — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Plautdietsch: Hakjentun — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Plautdietsch: Splätentun — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
  • Swedish: staket — a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails