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palisade in French

palisade in French is palissade — palisade means a fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence or barrier.

palisade in French

palissade
noun
(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

What does "palisade" mean?

  1. noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence or barrier.
    "The settlement was ringed by a timber palisade twice the height of a man."
  2. noun A line of tall cliffs, especially ones with a striking vertical, column-like face along a river. Usually in the plural.
    "The Palisades rise sheer above the west bank of the Hudson."
  3. noun In botany, the layer of tall, closely packed cells just below the upper surface of a leaf where most photosynthesis happens. Usually palisade layer or palisade mesophyll.
    "Chloroplasts are concentrated in the palisade layer near the light."
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palisade in a sentence

  • The settlement was ringed by a timber palisade twice the height of a man.
  • Steel palisade fencing surrounds the substation.
  • The Palisades rise sheer above the west bank of the Hudson.
  • Chloroplasts are concentrated in the palisade layer near the light.

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What is "palisade" in French?

"palisade" in French is palissade. palisade means: A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence or barrier.

How do you use "palisade" in a sentence?

Example: "The settlement was ringed by a timber palisade twice the height of a man." In French, "palisade" is palissade.

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