Sekirov Dictionary

palisade

/ˈpæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3

noun4

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A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
- We had soon touched land in the same place as before and set to provision the blockhouse. All three made the first journey, heavily laden, and tossed our stores over the palisade. — 1881
A line of cliffs, especially one showing basaltic columns.
A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
An even row of cells, e.g., palisade mesophyll cells.

verb1

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To equip with a palisade.
- The Hut, well palisaded, would make a work that could not be easily carried, without artillery." — 1871

forms

palisaded · palisading · palisades

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