to stockade
- verb
- /stɑːˈkeɪd/
:
fortificar
- Our first stop is the site of the battle of Ohaeawai, where Kawiti's earthen and stockaded fort, called a pa in Maori, was razed by the British, but only after the redcoats had suffered devastating losses.
Examples
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In the midst of rising tensions, the community hurriedly stockaded the perimeter to ensure their safety.
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During the revolution, the citizens stockaded their town against invading forces, creating a secure barrier.
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Take them to stockade.
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As hostilities moved into the Lemhi Valley and, in fear, the local Anglo population stockaded themselves for attack, Tendoy exerted greater force in exercising his political power.
Academic text (2000) -
"A" hamlet "constituted houses" grouped together; the main reference to "villages" was that they "may be stockaded or be large settlements stretching out the length of the cultivation" (Anon. 1929:59). 8
Academic text (1994) -
The settlers decided to stockade their village to protect it from potential attacks by local tribes.
Synonyms
41
6.4
To surround an area with a wall to protect it
19
2.4
To put a barrier around land to mark or protect it
To surround an area with a strong fence of wooden or metal posts for protection
To block a place with things to stop people from entering
To put weapons into a strong shelter to protect them from enemy fire
To surround a place with walls or dirt banks to stop people leaving
To hide in a strong place to stay safe
Antonyms
How Fortified
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6.2
83
4.8
3
3.0
84
3.7
∞
1.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
To stockade originally meant to put 'stakes' or posts into the ground to make a fence. So to stockade a place is to surround it with a strong wooden barrier for protection.