picchetto

Definitions of picchetto
  1. noun
    a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
  2. noun
    a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
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    type of:
    distaccamento, reparto, squadra, unità
    a small unit of troops of special composition
  3. noun
    a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
    synonyms: picchettaggio
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    type of:
    contestatore, dimostrante, manifestante
    someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
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