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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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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

The mayor, having spent her entire adult life in public service, had made the worst decision of her career by leaving town in January 2025 despite conditions that led to the incineration of Pacific Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Palisades rebuild is a maddeningly long work in progress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Villanueva was sheriff for nearly two years at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Luna was in office during the Eaton and Palisades fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

My father wanted to go to the Palisades.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

They documented the defensive architecture, a network of deep ditches, banks, and palisades surrounding a cluster of houses.

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

The trolley ran along the bluff overlooking the palisades of the Potomac.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2021

They made houses from bent saplings covered with bark, mats, or hides, and sometimes surrounded their villages with log palisades.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Nevertheless, by Tisquantum’s time defensive palisades were increasingly common, especially in the river valleys.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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