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  Palisades

  noun

  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.
• palisades
  palisades

  plural noun

  high cliffs in a line, often along a river, resembling a palisade

Palisades

American  

[pal-uh-saydz] / ˌpæl əˈseɪdz /

noun

1. 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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palisades British  

/ ˌpælɪˈseɪdz, ˈpælɪˌseɪdz /

plural noun

1. high cliffs in a line, often along a river, resembling a palisade

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palisades Scientific  

/ păl′ĭ-sādz′ /

1. A line of steep, high cliffs, especially of basalt, usually along a river.

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Etymology

Origin of Palisades

First recorded in 1825–30

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Example Sentences

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Raman’s electoral hopes hinged in part on Bass’s unpopularity since fires devastated the city’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood in January 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Note: Division I semifinals Monday, Nov. 9 at higher seeds; Open Division finals Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Palisades; Division I finals Thursday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. at Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Reality television personality Spencer Pratt jumped in a few months later, on the anniversary of the Palisades fire, establishing himself as an unpredictable presence on the campaign trail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

At the current level, if a Pacific Palisades resident who lost their home in the fire sold the vacant lot for, say, $6 million, they would owe $240,000 in transfer taxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Bobby always had a thing for planes. We used to build them together when he was a kid. We’d go up to the Palisades and fly them off the bluffs.”

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

With room inside for dozens of people and dwellings sunk almost 2 meters deep for warmth in Siberian winters, the fortresses were ringed by earthen walls several meters high and topped with wooden palisades.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 29, 2023

The noodle house may be hard to find because it’s literally overshadowed by the palisades of the Great Wall Shopping Mall nearby.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

Survivors from his expedition described large towns of thatched houses, surrounded by strong palisades and watchtowers.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

On the palisades in front of the church hang red banners proclaiming the fifth commandment of the Catholic catechism: Huwag kang papatay, it reads.

From Time ● Jan. 16, 2017

And yet Odysseus gazed out marvelling at the ships and harbors, public squares, and ramparts towering up with pointed palisades along the top.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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