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palisade
(,p/&/l/I/'s/eI/d )

noun (n)

  • fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • surround with a wall in order to fortify(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    fence, fence in, surround, wall
    source: wordnet30
  • To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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