STOCKADE

stockade

(noun) fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

stockade

(verb) surround with a stockade in order to fortify

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stockade (plural stockades)

an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts

(colloquial) a military prison

Verb

stockade (third-person singular simple present stockades, present participle stockading, simple past and past participle stockaded)

(transitive) To enclose in a stockade.

Source: Wiktionary


Stock*ade", n. Etym: [F. estacade stockade, boom (confused in French with estocade; see 1st Stoccado); fr. It. steccata a palisade (influenced by OF. estach, estaque, a stake, post), or from Sp. estacada a palisade; both of German origin, and akin to E. stake, stick; cf. G. stecken stick, OHG. steccho. See Stake, n., Stick, n. & v. t., and cf. Estacade, Stacket.]

1. (Mil.)

Definition: A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification. [Written also stoccade.]

2. An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.

Stock*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stockaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Stockading.]

Definition: To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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