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Synonyms for Picket (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a person employed to watch for something to happen):
lookout, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch, lookout man

WordNet sense 2 (a wooden strip forming part of a fence):
pale

WordNet sense 3 (a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake):
piquet


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