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stockage

stockage

9.9
A fence of wooden posts that keeps people or animals out
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑːkɪdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : palisada
  • A wooden stockage surrounded the small settlement for added security.

Examples

  • Soldiers took shelter behind the stockage during the attack.

  • The pioneers constructed a stockage to keep out wild animals at night.

  • The ancient village was protected by a strong stockage.

  • They built a stockage around the settlement.

  • The pioneers constructed a stockage to keep out wild animals at night.

  • A wooden stockage surrounded the small settlement for added security.

  • Soldiers took shelter behind the stockage during the attack.

Synonyms

palisade
vsstockage
2 9.0

A strong fence of upright wooden or metal posts used for protection

is a general term for a stakes or posts defensive barrier
palisading
vsstockage
9.1

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

is the general enclosure term without stressing close spacing

Antonyms

exposure
295 3.5

Being in contact with something that can affect you

vulnerability
156 5.1

A state of being easily harmed physically or emotionally

How Strong

wall
∞ 1.0
stockage
  • Archaic
9.9
fence
567 1.0
hedge
44 2.0

Surface Forms

stockage singular
stockages plural

Etymology

Stockage first meant a fence of wooden stakes and comes from the same root as stockade and stock, an old word for a 'post' or 'log'. Picture a ring of strong wooden posts pushed into the ground to keep people or animals out, and you see why stockage means a protective barrier.