Meanings
nounpicket fence (plural picket fences)
plural picket fences
- A series of spaced perpendicular striations that occasionally occur in aurorae.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA simple fence made from wooden pickets, connected by horizontal bars.
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Translations
Bulgarian ограда от колове
- ограда от колове (ograda ot kolove)a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
Danish stakit
- stakita wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
Finnish lauta-aita
- lauta-aitaa wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
German Lattenzaun, Staketenzaun
- Lattenzauna wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
- Staketenzauna wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
- Staketa wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
Icelandic rimlagirðing, stakket
- rimlagirðinga wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
- stakketa wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
Māori takitaki
- takitakia wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
Norwegian stakitt
- stakitta wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
Swedish staket
- staketa wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails
Cite this entry
APA
picket fence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picket%20fence
MLA
“picket fence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picket%20fence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picket fence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picket%20fence.
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