palissad — 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.
• stockade noun A defensive fence or enclosure made of upright wooden posts.

Senses

palissad is used for these senses in English:

• palisade A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
• palisade (military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
• stockade (military) An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.

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.

stockade — full definition

1. noun A defensive fence or enclosure made of upright wooden posts.
2. noun A military prison.

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