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 | the act of releasing from an attachment or connection |
a wooden strip forming part of a fence | coming apart |
a vehicle performing sentinel duty | avoiding emotional involvement |
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack | a small unit of troops of special composition |
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work | the state of being isolated or detached |
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | |