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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-seydz] / 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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Included in that fortune are multiple properties: the remaining New York City townhouse, an estate outside of Philadelphia, a sprawling compound in Massachusetts, and a home in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

The handling of evacuations emerged as a point of criticism in the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades fires, which killed 31 people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

He has owned his primary residence in the Golden State since 1987, when he picked up the picturesque Pacific Palisades property for $1.33 million.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

More than a year after the Palisades fire, Malibu has a glut of luxury homes and empty lots stuck on the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

How about singing “My Girl” as we drove around Pacific Palisades.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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

Other than the shell of a reconstructed barracks and the palisades outlining the fort, there were no other attempts at verisimilitude.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

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

Settlers were afraid to hunt and fish, so they remained inside the palisades.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone