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- DictionaryPal·i·sade/ˌpaləˈsād/
noun
- 1. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense.
verb
- 1. enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade: "he palisaded the ends of the streets, and made the town a roughly fortified camp"
The word originally applied to one of a series of stakes set in a row to form an enclosure or fortification. In time, its meaning was extended to a fence of stakes and, by association, to stretches of steep cliffs bordering a river.
Palisade definition: a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.. See examples of PALISADE used in a sentence.
PALISADE definition: 1. a strong fence made out of wooden or iron poles that is used to protect people or a place from…. Learn more.
A palisade is a heavy-duty fence that's strong enough to keep out intruders, like one you might see around a military camp. Traditionally, palisades were built with wooden stakes around small forts or castles as a way to keep out enemies.
PALISADE meaning: 1. a strong fence made out of wooden or iron poles that is used to protect people or a place from…. Learn more.
A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a row of closely placed, high vertical standing tree trunks or wooden or iron stakes used as a fence for enclosure or as a defensive wall.
1. a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense. 2. a pale or stake pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense. 3. palisades, a line of cliffs. v.t. 4. to furnish or fortify with a palisade.
Palisade definition: A line of lofty steep cliffs, usually along a river.
A palisade is a fence of wooden posts that are driven into the ground in order to protect people from attack.
noun. /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/ a fence made of strong wooden or metal posts that are pointed at the top, especially used to protect a building in the past. Want to learn more?
