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stockade

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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stockadestockade - 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.stockadestockade - a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
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
Verb1.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

stockade [stɒˈkeɪd] npalissade f

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

stockade [stɒˈkeɪd] npalizzata
stockade [stɒˈkeɪd] npalizzata

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


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A two days' march brought them at last to the familiar scenes of her childhood, and the first face upon which she set her eyes as she was driven through the gates into the strong stockade was that of the toothless, hideous Mabunu, her one time nurse.
They consist of a double stockade of thick and tall posts, placed in a zigzag line, so that every part can be flanked.
The other bank of the stream was open ground -- a gentle slope topped with a stockade of vertical tree trunks, loopholed for rifles, with a single embrasure through which protruded the muzzle of a brass cannon commanding the bridge.
 
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