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noun
- 1. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence: "at this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades"
- 2. a line of high cliffs. US
verb
- 1. enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade: "he palisaded the ends of the streets, and made the town a roughly fortified camp"
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A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a row of closely placed, high vertical standing tree trunks or wooden or iron stakes used as a fence for enclosure or as a defensive wall.
PALISADE definition: 1. a strong fence made out of wooden or iron poles that is used to protect people or a place from…. Learn more.
Aug 15, 2012 · pal· i· sade ˌpa-lə-ˈsād. Synonyms of palisade. 1. a. : a fence of stakes especially for defense. b. : a long strong stake pointed at the top and set close with others as a defense. 2. : a line of bold cliffs. palisade. 2 of 2. verb. palisaded; palisading. transitive verb. : to fortify with palisades. Did you know?
A palisade is a heavy-duty fence that's strong enough to keep out intruders, like one you might see around a military camp. Traditionally, palisades were built with wooden stakes around small forts or castles as a way to keep out enemies.
noun. a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground, esp for defence. one of the stakes used in such a fence. botany a layer of elongated mesophyll cells containing many chloroplasts, situated below the outer epidermis of a leaf blade.
noun. 1. a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground, esp for defence. 2. one of the stakes used in such a fence. 3. botany. a layer of elongated mesophyll cells containing many chloroplasts, situated below the outer epidermis of a leaf blade. verb. 4. (transitive) to enclose with a palisade. Collins English Dictionary.
1. a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense. 2. a pale or stake pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense. 3. palisades, a line of cliffs. v.t. 4. to furnish or fortify with a palisade.
Palisade Definition. pălĭ-sād. palisaded, palisades, palisading. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. noun. palisades. Any one of a row of large pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence used for fortification or defense. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of palisade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
palisade meaning, definition, what is palisade: a strong fence made of pointed posts: Learn more.
