sublica — meaning in English

English meaning

• palisade noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence or barrier.
• pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.

Senses

sublica is used for these senses in English:

• palisade (military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
• pile A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.

palisade — full definition

1. noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence or barrier.
2. noun A line of tall cliffs, especially ones with a striking vertical, column-like face along a river. Usually in the plural.
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.

pile — full definition

1. noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
2. noun Informally, a large amount, especially of money.
3. noun A long beam or post driven deep into the ground to support a structure such as a building or pier.
4. verb To heap things up, or to move as a group in a disorganised way.

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