palisado

American  

[pal-uh-sey-doh] / ˌpæl əˈseɪ doʊ /

noun

plural

palisadoes, palisadoed, palisadoing

1. palisade.

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Other Word Forms

• unpalisadoed adjective

Etymology

Origin of palisado

From the Spanish word palizada

Example Sentences

Upon those first scattered plantations, a characteristic feature was such a strong-house or "block-house" surrounded by a stockade or "palisado" of logs.

From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Hutchins, Frank W.

It was surrounded by a palisado, and surmounted by a belfry with a bell, and was undoubtedly a plain structure, so far as the scanty records give any light upon it.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 by Various

Some strong houses were always surrounded by a stockade, or "palisado," of heavy, well-fitted logs, which thus formed a garrison, or neighborhood resort, in time of danger.

From Home Life in Colonial Days by Earle, Alice Morse

Scarce had we time to spring on horseback, when The Pappenheimers, coming at full gallop, Dash'd o'er the palisado, and next moment These fierce troopers pass'd our camp-trench also.

From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas

So, sir, as I was telling you, I have seen one of these hussars eat up a ravelin for his breakfast, and afterwards pick his teeth with a palisado.

From The Recruiting Officer by Farquhar, George