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частокол — meaning in English

chastokol

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English meaning

  • pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
  • paling noun A pointed wooden post used to build a fence.
  • palisade noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence or barrier.
  • stockade noun A defensive fence or enclosure made of upright wooden posts.

Senses

частокол is used for these senses in English:

  • pale (archaic) A fence made from wooden stake; palisade.
  • paling A fence made of palings.
  • palisade (military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
  • stockade (military) An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.

pale — full definition

  1. adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
  2. verb To become pale, especially from shock, fear, or illness.
  3. verb To seem weaker or less impressive by comparison.
  4. noun The historical phrase "beyond the pale," meaning outside acceptable limits or boundaries.

paling — full definition

  1. noun A pointed wooden post used to build a fence.
  2. noun A fence built from upright pointed posts.
  3. noun A fence made from sheets of galvanised metal.
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