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Piquet
UK
/pɪˈkeɪ/
US
/pɪˈkeɪ/
Перевод слова "piquet" на Русский язык
Опеределения
piquet
Существительное
UK
/pɪˈkeɪ/
US
/pɪˈkeɪ/
A card game for two players, played with a 32-card deck, where players score points by forming combinations and winning tricks.
They spent the evening playing piquet, a game that required both skill and strategy.
A pointed stake or peg driven into the ground to mark a position or to support a fence or tent.
The soldiers used a piquet to secure the tent in the windy conditions.
A small detachment of troops or a single soldier stationed as a guard or lookout; a picket.
The advance piquet reported enemy movement before dawn.
Historical: a military punishment in which an offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.
In the 17th century, soldiers feared being sentenced to the piquet for misconduct.
piquet
Глагол
UK
/pɪˈkeɪ/
US
/pɪˈkeɪ/
To post or station (troops, sentries, etc.) as a piquet; to place on guard.
The captain piqueted two men on the ridge to watch for raiders.
Historical: to punish by subjecting to the military punishment of standing on a pointed stake.
The mutineer was piqueted for several hours as a warning to the others.
piquet
Прилагательное
UK
/pɪˈkeɪ/
US
/pɪˈkeɪ/
Relating to or used in the card game piquet, especially denoting the 32-card deck employed in the game.
He bought a new piquet deck made of high-quality linen cards.