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picket vs picket ship

picket ship vs picket

picket and picket ship both are nouns.

picket is a verb but picket ship is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
picket Yes No Yes No
picket ship Yes No No No
As nouns, picket ship is a hyponym of picket; that is, picket ship is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than picket:
  • picket: a vehicle performing sentinel duty
  • picket ship: a ship serving as a picket
Other hyponyms of picket include picket boat.
picket (noun) picket ship (noun)
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 a ship serving as a picket
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
a vehicle performing sentinel duty
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
picket (verb) picket ship (verb)
fasten with a picket
serve as pickets or post pickets
Difference between picket and picket ship

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