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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From streike + vakt.
Noun
streikevakt f (definite singular streikevakta, indefinite plural streikevakter, definite plural streikevaktene)
- 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