stockade

stock·ade  (st-kd)

n.

1. A defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers driven upright side by side into the ground.

2.

a. A similar fenced or enclosed area, especially one used for protection.

b. A jail on a military base.

tr.v. stock·ad·ed, stock·ad·ing, stock·ades

To fortify, protect, or surround with a stockade.

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[Obsolete French estacade, estocade, from Spanish estacada, from estaca, stake, of Germanic origin.]

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stockade [stɒˈkeɪd]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) an enclosure or barrier of stakes and timbers

2. (Military) US a military prison or detention area

vb

(tr) to surround with a stockade

[from Spanish estacada, from estaca a stake, post, of Germanic origin; see stake¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stockade - fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
	2.	stockade - a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) concentration camp camp - a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners" death camp - a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed
Verb	1.	stockade - surround with a stockade in order to fortify palisade, wall, fence in, fence, surround - surround with a wall in order to fortify

Translations

stockade [stɒˈkeɪd] N

1. (= fencing) → estacada f

2. (US) (Mil) → prisión f militar

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stockade [stɒˈkeɪd] n → palissade f

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stockade

n (= fence) → Palisade f; (= area) → Einfriedung f, → Umzäunung f

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stockade [stɒˈkeɪd] n → palizzata

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stockade

n stockade [stoˈkeid]

a fence of strong posts put up round an area for defence. verskansing سياجٌ من القُضْبان حوْل مِنْطَقَةٍ للدِّفاعِ عنْها укрепление palisáda palisade die Palisade φράχτης από πασσάλους empalizada, estacada vaitõke سنگر paaluvarustus palissade גָדֵר घेरा utvrda (od kolja), palisada karósánc pagar keliling skíðgarður, varnargirðing staccionata, steccato さく囲い 방책 statinių tvora, užtvara mietu sēta; aizsargsēta pagar keliling palissade palisade, pæleverk, forskansing palisada paliçada palisadă частокол palisáda palisada palisad palissad, pålverk รั้วสูงล้อมรอบ kazık duvar 柵欄 частокіл مورچہ بندی rào cọc chắn 栅栏