WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pick′et fence′, 
  1. Buildinga fence consisting of pickets or pales nailed to horizontal stringers between upright posts. Also called paling, paling fence. 
  • 1790–1800, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
picket fence
  1. a fence consisting of pickets supported at close regular intervals by being driven into the ground, by interlacing with strong wire, or by nailing to horizontal timbers fixed to posts in the ground
'picket fence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
paling - picket

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