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Pal⋅i⋅sades

  [pal-uh-seydz]
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–noun
the line of cliffs in NE New Jersey and SE New York extending along the W bank of the lower Hudson River. ab. 15 mi. (24 km) long; 300–500 ft. (91–152 m) high.

pal⋅i⋅sade

  [pal-uh-seyd] noun, verb, -sad⋅ed, -sad⋅ing.
–noun
1. a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
2. any of a number of pales or stakes pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense.
3. Botany. palisade parenchyma.
4. palisades, a line of cliffs.
–verb (used with object)
5. to furnish or fortify with a palisade.
Origin:
1590–1600; < F palissade < OPr palissada, equiv. to paliss(a) paling (deriv. of pal stake, pale 2 ) + -ada -ade 1

palisade parenchyma

 
–noun Botany.
the upper layer of ground tissue in a leaf, consisting of elongated cells beneath and perpendicular to the upper epidermis and constituting the primary area of photosynthesis.
Also called palisade, palisade mesophyll.

Origin:
1880–85
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pal·i·sade   (pāl'ĭ-sād')   
n.  
    1. A fence of pales forming a defense barrier or fortification.
    2. 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 *pālīcea, from Latin pālus; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
Pal·i·sades   (pāl'ĭ-sādz')   
A row of cliffs in northeast New Jersey along the western bank of the Hudson River. Much of the area is parkland.
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palisades   (pāl'ĭ-sādz')  Pronunciation Key 
A line of steep, high cliffs, especially of basalt, usually along a river.
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