Blockade
Blockade noun - The cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies.
Picket line and blockade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Picket line" instead a noun "Blockade".
Picket line
Picket line noun - A line of people acting as pickets.
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Synonyms for Picket line
Blockade and picket line are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blockade" instead a noun phrase "Picket line".
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- Also, they realized that the picket line was useless for blockade purposes, as the infinite featureless plane of death is (allegedly) infinite, while the picket line was finite in size.
Source: Death Takes a Holiday
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Picket line and Blockade. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blockade/picket_line
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