pal·i·sade (p l  -s d )n. 1. a. A fence of pales forming a defense barrier or fortification. b. One of the pales of such a fence. 2. palisades A line of lofty steep cliffs, usually along a river. tr.v. pal·i·sad·ed, pal·i·sad·ing, pal·i·sades To equip or fortify with palisades or a palisade. [French palissade, from Old French, from Old Provençal palissada, from palissa, stake, from Vulgar Latin *p l cea, from Latin plus; see pag- in Indo-European roots.] |
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