palisade
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- noun
- /ˈpælɪˌseɪd/
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palisade
- Taby saw Merrik standing near the palisade wall, utterly silent and unmoving.
- wooden palisade
You stand on a clearly defined side of the palisade, right of the wall.
- You stand on a clearly defined side of the palisade, right of the wall.
Examples
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I watched them die, then raised my eyes to the towering palisade.
Fiction book (1999) -
51 Fort Morrow had three blockhouses as well as a surrounding palisade for Bond to examine.
Academic text (2011) -
You and your men will defend the palisade.
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Plans call for at least a dozen more buildings and a wooden palisade surrounding the area.
Academic text (2007) -
Major Jameson, our engineer, is emplacing a palisade between the main gate and the church.
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The Captain's horse goes down, and the Younger brothers dive and roll to hide beneath the palisade.
Fiction book (2001) -
A dry moat, now lined with trees, marks the perimeter of what was once a defensive palisade.
Academic text (2008) -
Had the Iroquois erected a palisade on the earthwork to protect a now-vanished village?
Academic text (2001) -
Some opt for a compromise, a shell keep, which keeps the Mott and replaces its wooden palisade with a circular stone wall.
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The soldiers built a strong palisade to protect their settlement from invaders.
Synonyms
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4.8
A barrier put up to block a road or entrance
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Materials like wood or wire used to make a barrier around land
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A strong fence of close wooden posts to protect a place
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A fence made of thin upright wooden and metal stakes or one of those stakes
A fence of strong wooden posts set close together to protect a place
A fence of wooden posts that keeps people or animals out
A fence made from vertical flat pieces of slate wired together
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Etymology
Palisade comes from the old Latin word palus 'stake' and from French palissade, so picture many wooden stakes placed close together like a spiky wall. That's why a palisade is a strong fence of posts used to protect a place.