stockade

[ sto-keyd ]
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noun
  1. Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.

  2. an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes.

  1. U.S. Military. a prison for military personnel.

verb (used with object),stock·ad·ed, stock·ad·ing.
  1. to protect, fortify, or encompass with a stockade.

Origin of stockade

1
1605–15; <Middle French estocade, variant of estacade<Spanish estacada.See stake1, -ade1

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stockade

/ (stɒˈkeɪd) /


noun
  1. an enclosure or barrier of stakes and timbers

  2. US a military prison or detention area

verb
  1. (tr) to surround with a stockade

Origin of stockade

1
C17: from Spanish estacada, from estaca a stake, post, of Germanic origin; see stake 1

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