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
stockade (plural stockades)
an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
(colloquial) a military prison
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
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
