stockade

[ sto-keyd ]
/ stɒˈkeɪd /
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noun

Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes.
U.S. Military. a prison for military personnel.

verb (used with object), stock·ad·ed, stock·ad·ing.

to protect, fortify, or encompass with a stockade.

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Origin of stockade

1605–15; < Middle French estocade, variant of estacade < Spanish estacada. See stake1, -ade1

Words nearby stockade

stock vaccine, stock watering, stock whip, stock-route, stock-still, stockade, stockade fence, stockbreeder, stockbreeding, stockbroker, stockbroker belt
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Words related to stockade

penitentiary, dungeon, pound, barrier, fence, protection, cooler, camp, corral, cell, joint, pen, coop, prison, clink, cage, sty, can, slammer, jailhouse

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British Dictionary definitions for stockade

stockade
/ (stɒˈkeɪd) /

noun

an enclosure or barrier of stakes and timbers
US a military prison or detention area

verb

(tr) to surround with a stockade

Word Origin for stockade

C17: from Spanish estacada, from estaca a stake, post, of Germanic origin; see stake 1
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