stade

noun11

1. •
   A stage of progress
2. •
   in glaciation during which a secondary advance of the glaciers occurs.
3. •
   (historical) Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).
4. •
   (old-fashioned) A track for footraces and its surrounding stadium.
5. •
   (historical) A unit of length notionally based on the height of a grown man, equivalent to a fathom.
6. •
   (no longer used) in a journey.
7. •
   (no longer used) of a disease.
8. •
   (no longer used) Synonym of estadio: a traditional Spanish unit of measure equivalent to about 1.67 m.
9. •
   (no longer used, rare) A chief town in an area or country.
10. •
    (no longer used) Fabric or textiles from or similar to those of Stade.
11. •
    (no longer used) A station for ships, as an anchorage or wharf.