streikevakt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From streike +‎ vakt.

Noun

streikevakt f (definite singular streikevakta, indefinite plural streikevakter, definite plural streikevaktene)

  1. one or more people on strike acting as pickets; a picket line
    • 1925 October 14, “Streikarane ved Trælandsfoss driv med steinkasting.”, in Agder Tidend, page 6:
      Steinkasting er vaapnet streikevakti brukar til aa driva folk tilbake med.
      Stone-throwing is the weapon the picket line uses to drive people away.

References
  • “streikevakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “streikevakt”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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