Palisades
the line of cliffs in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York extending along the western bank of the lower Hudson River. About 15 miles (24 kilometers) long; 300–500 feet (91–152 meters) high.
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How to use Palisades in a sentence
The 2023 budget proposes a new middle school in Shaw and new high school in Palisades to relieve overcrowding at Woodrow Wilson High School.
In the other direction, you can rip endless groomers at Northstar, or head toward Lake Tahoe to the legendary twin mountains of Palisades Tahoe.
A visit to this cozy Belgian outpost in the Palisades proves a welcome exception.
The Palisades fire near Los Angeles has burned across more than 1,000 acres of dry brush in recent days, forcing more than 1,000 people to flee their homes.
The American West is bracing for a hot, dry, and dangerous summer | James Temple | May 20, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn Tenleytown and the Palisades neighborhood, more than 2,000 people have gotten at least one shot.
D.C. revises rules, will open vaccines to young people with health problems March 1 | Julie Zauzmer | February 18, 2021 | Washington Post
After problems with intruders at her Pacific Palisades home, Rihanna decided two months ago to move to the east coast.
Rihanna Builds Dream NYC Closet; H&M Gets an Isabel Marant Bump | The Fashion Beast Team | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCollecting some twenty resolute men, while the others guarded the Palisades, he had the drawbridge lowered, and rushed out.
The Border Rifles | Gustave AimardThey vainly directed a steady fire against the Palisades for some time, and then withdrew to a short distance to rest.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberIn the forenoon our pilot came on board, a comfortable, self-possessed black man, who toward sunset brought us off the Palisades.
The burgs were fortified with wooden Palisades, capable of being destroyed by fire.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangThey nevertheless clambered to the top of the rock, and began to feel round the bottom of the wooden Palisades for a door.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for palisades
/ (ˌpælɪˈseɪdz, ˈpælɪˌseɪdz) /
US and Canadian high cliffs in a line, often along a river, resembling a palisade
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Scientific definitions for palisades
[ păl′ĭ-sādz′ ]
A line of steep, high cliffs, especially of basalt, usually along a river.
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