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1 custōdia
custōdia ae, f [custos], a watching, watch, guard, care, protection: fida canum: dura matrum, oversight, H.: navium, Cs.: illa (sc. pontis), N.: aliquid privatā custodiā continere: suae custodiae causā habere, as a body-guard, Cs.: navis ad custodiam posita, Cs.: fida iustitiae: fidelis memoriae rerum gestarum, L.: magni censūs, Iu.—A guard, watch, sentinel (mostly plur.): colonia meis custodiis, vigiliis munita: (testīs) vi custodiisque retinere.— Sing collect.: custodiam eo suis VI milia hominum reliquerunt, Cs. — A guarded place, guard-house, watch-station: haec (urbs) mea est custodia: in hac custodiā et tamquam speculā; familias in custodiis habere.—A watching, guarding, custody, restraint, ward, confinement: eius, L.: in hostium custodias numerum civium includere: ipsos in custodiis habere, S.: in liberā custodiā, i. e. under arrest without imprisonment, surveillance, L.: in liberis custodiis, S. — Fig.: (eloquentia), saepta liberali custodiā.—A place of confinement, prison, hold, keep: in custodiā necatur, Cs.: te in custodiam dare.—Fig.: corporis custodiis se liberare.* * *protection, safe-keeping, defense, preservation; custody, charge; prisoner; watch/guard/picket; guard post/house; prison; confinement; protective space -
2 praesidium
praesidium ī, n [praeses], defence, protection, guardianship, help, aid, assistance: proficisci praesidio suis, N.: amicitiam populi R. sibi praesidio esse oportere, Cs.: tectus praesidio firmo amicorum: Ut meae stultitiae in iustitiā tuā sit aliquid praesidi, T.: Veneris praesidio ferox, H.— A guard, escort, convoy, garrison: ad iudicium cum praesidio venit: omnium bonorum praesidio ornatus: servorum praesidio uti: regale, H.: occupatoque oppido, ibi praesidium conlocat, garrison, Cs.: (turrīs) praesidiis firmare, with troops, S.: praesidium dedit, ut tuto perveniret, escort, N.: praesidium ex arce expellere, garrison, N.: praesidia interficere, troops, N.: praesidia custodiasque disponere, picket guards, Cs.: galeatum, Iu.: O et praesidium et dulce decus meum, H.: quantum Praesidium perdis, V.— An occupied place, post, station, intrenchment, fortification, camp: in praesidio conlocatus, on guard: qui propter metum praesidium relinquit, leaves his post: praesidio discedere, L.: procul in praesidio esse, N.: praesidium occupare et munire, Cs.: milites in praesidiis disponere, Cs.: in praesidiis esse, with the army.—Aid, help, assistance: quod satis esset praesidi dedit, what was needful for his support and safety, N.: quaerere sibi praesidia periculis: me biremis praesidio scaphae Tutum... Aura feret, H.: fortissimum pudoris: aliunde rerum exspectanda tuarum Praesidia, encouragement, Iu.* * *protection; help; guard; garrison, detachment -
3 statiō
statiō ōnis, f [STA-], a standing, standing firm: In statione manūs paravi, in fighting attitude, O.— A standing-place, station, post, position, abode, residence: in arce statio mea nunc placet: Quā positus fueris in statione, mane, O.: alternā fratrem statione redemit, i. e. by taking his place in turns, O.: Pone recompositas in statione comas, in place, O.—Of soldiers, a post, station: cohortes ex statione et praesidio emissae, Cs.: in stationem succedere, relieve, Cs.: stationem relinquere, V.: stationem agere pro vallo, keep guard, L.: in statione esse, Cu.—Poet., of eyes: imperii statione relictā, O.— A post, watch, guard, sentries, sentinels, outposts, pickets: stationes dispositas habere, Cs.: ut minus intentae diurnae stationes ac nocturnae vigiliae essent, L.: equitum, Cs.— An anchorage, roadstead, road, port, harbor, bay, inlet: ad insulam stationes obtinere, Cs.: infestior classi, L.: statio male fida carinis, V.* * *outpost, picket; station; watch
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picket — pick·et 1 n: a person posted by a labor organization at a place of employment affected by a labor dispute; broadly: a person posted for a demonstration or protest picket 2 vt: to post pickets in front of: walk or stand in front of as a picket… … Law dictionary
Picket — may refer to: Picketing (protest), a form of protest A climbing tool used to anchor a rope Picket fence Screw picket, a tethering device Picket line, to tether horses Picket (military), a military formation Picket, a piece in fairy chess Picket… … Wikipedia
picket — [pik′it] n. [Fr piquet < piquer, to pierce < pic,PIKE2] 1. a stake or slat, usually pointed, used as an upright in a fence, a hitching post for animals, a marker, etc. 2. a group of soldiers or a single soldier stationed, usually at an… … English World dictionary
Picket — Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket fence — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket guard — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket line — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket — Pick et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Picketing}.] 1. To fortify with pointed stakes. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose or fence with pickets or pales. [1913 Webster] 3. To tether to, or as to, a picket; as, to picket a horse.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket-fencing — is slang for the chopping effect sometimes heard by cell phone users at the edge of a cell s coverage area, or (more likely) by the landline user to whom the cellphone is connected. Picket fencing refers to the way portions of speech are stripped … Wikipedia
picket line — picket .line n a group of people who stand outside a factory and try to prevent people from going in or coming out during a ↑strike on a picket line ▪ So far, there has been very little violence on the picket line. ▪ Very few workers were willing … Dictionary of contemporary English
picket line — picket lines N COUNT A picket line is a group of pickets outside a place of work. The miners are trying to get factory workers to join them on the picket line... No one tried to cross the picket lines … English dictionary
