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palisade

palisade

3 9.0
A strong fence of upright wooden or metal posts used for protection
  • noun
  • /ˈpælɪˌseɪd/
: 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.

Examples

  • 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.

    The Alamo (2004)

  • 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.

    The Alamo (2004)

  • 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.

  • The soldiers built a strong palisade to protect their settlement from invaders.

Synonyms

barricade
vspalisade
71 4.8

A barrier put up to block a road or entrance

is a permanent deeply fixed stake barrier intended for long defense
fencing
vspalisade
22 2.7

Materials like wood or wire used to make a barrier around land

specifies a particular defensive stake fence rather than general materials
stockade
vspalisade
3 7.9

A strong fence of close wooden posts to protect a place

is used defensively but not only for enclosing a place
paling
vspalisade
1 7.2

A fence made of thin upright wooden and metal stakes or one of those stakes

denotes a stronger barrier of deeply fixed stakes for defense
palisading
vspalisade
9.1

A fence of strong wooden posts set close together to protect a place

is the usual single-word noun for that defensive stake barrier
stockage
vspalisade
  • Archaic
9.9

A fence of wooden posts that keeps people or animals out

focuses on the barrier structure rather than the enclosed space
slate fence
vspalisade
8.4

A fence made from vertical flat pieces of slate wired together

means the same defensive barrier but normally uses wood or metal stakes

How Sturdy

wall
∞ 1.0
palisade
3 9.0
paling
1 7.2
picket fence
1 2.0

Surface Forms

palisade singular
palisades plural

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.