Pickett's charge

noun

A valiant but futile frontal assault.

Similar
Charge of the Light Brigade
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Meanings

Pickett's charge1

nounPickett's charge (plural Pickett's charges)

plural Pickett's charges · alternative Pickett's Charge

  1. A valiant but futile frontal assault.

    Synonyms: Charge of the Light Brigade

  2. A major battle.
  3. A bad decision.

Pickett's Charge2

nounPickett's Charge (plural Pickett's Charges)

plural Pickett's Charges

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Pickett's charge.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA valiant but futile frontal assault.

Similar
Charge of the Light Brigade

Origin

A reference to an event during the American Civil War, wherein 16,000 Confederate infantrymen attacked Union positions; the attack failed, with several thousand Confederate casualties.

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Pickett's charge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pickett's%20charge

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pickett's charge,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pickett's%20charge.

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