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Palisades

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Pal·i·sades  (pl-sdz)
A row of cliffs in northeast New Jersey along the western bank of the Hudson River. Much of the area is parkland.
palisades [ˌpælɪˈseɪdz ˈpælɪˌseɪdz]
pl n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) US and Canadian high cliffs in a line, often along a river, resembling a palisade
palisades  (pl-sdz)
A line of steep, high cliffs, especially of basalt, usually along a river.


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The advantage was, however, pursued, the regiments took the reserve with them, and the enemy's palisades were utterly destroyed.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
By my retentive memory of the hieroglyphics upon one Sperm Whale in particular, I was much struck with a plate representing the old Indian characters chiselled on the famous hieroglyphic palisades on the banks of the Upper Mississippi.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
On one side of this wide street were high houses with wonderful shop fronts, and on the other was an old church and churchyard, surrounded by iron palisades.
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