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outlying
(mass) | outlying
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outlying
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outlying
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Outlying
(gcide) | Outlying \Out"ly`ing\, a.
Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the
main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior;
remote; detached.
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outlying
(wn) | outlying
adj 1: relatively far from a center or middle; "outlying
settlements" |
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outlying
(mass) | outlying
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united states minor outlying islands
(mass) | United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Menšie odľahlé ostrovy USA |
outlying
(encz) | outlying,odlehlý adj: Zdeněk Brožoutlying,vzdálený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
outlying picket
(gcide) | 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.
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2. A pointed pale, used in marking fences.
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3. [Probably so called from the picketing of the horses.]
(Mil.) A detached body of troops serving to guard an army
from surprise, and to oppose reconnoitering parties of the
enemy; -- called also outlying picket.
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4. By extension, men appointed by a trades union, or other
labor organization, to intercept outsiders, and prevent
them from working for employers with whom the organization
is at variance. [Cant]
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5. A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the
offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed
stake.
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6. A game at cards. See Piquet.
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Inlying picket (Mil.), a detachment of troops held in camp
or quarters, detailed to march if called upon.
Picket fence, a fence made of pickets. See def. 2, above.
Picket guard (Mil.), a guard of horse and foot, always in
readiness in case of alarm.
Picket line. (Mil.)
(a) A position held and guarded by small bodies of men
placed at intervals.
(b) A rope to which horses are secured when groomed.
Picketpin, an iron pin for picketing horses.
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outlying
(wn) | outlying
adj 1: relatively far from a center or middle; "outlying
settlements" |
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