palisade

pali·sade (pal′ə sād′, pal′ə sād′)

noun

any one of a row of large pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence used for fortification or defense
a fence of such stakes
☆ a line of very steep cliffs, usually along a river

Etymology: Fr palissade < Prov palisada < palisa, a pale < L palus, a stake, pale

transitive verb -·sad′ed, -·sad′·ing

to fortify or defend with a palisade

the Palisades

line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long

Object

enclosure: The same style of pottery was found at the palisaded enclosure at Meldon Bridge, Peebles.

Converse of object

have: At one point it was overlaid by an iron-age cut which may have had a palisade.

Converse of subject

surround: The houses were surrounded by a wooden palisade on top of a steep bank.
protect: In the drawing you can see the fighting platform protected by a wooden palisade.
surmount: The first Norman castle was created between the prehistoric defenses: an earth bank surmounted by a timber palisade.

Adjective modifier

wooden: The inner bank would have been topped by a wooden palisade or occasionally a stone wall.
inner: The two inner palisades were separated by a firing trench, with traverses to prevent enfilading fire down the trench.
pacific: A flutter there needed to in pacific palisades over the globe.
continuous: Hadrian improved on this idea, by building a continuous timber palisade backed by forts.
middle: Work was still continuing on the area to the north of the middle palisade excavated last year.
outer: They were all safely hidden in their trenches and pits, poking the muzzles of their guns under the foot of the outer palisade.

Modifies a noun

fencing: The signal box is viewed on 28th July 2005, the dreaded palisade fencing being in evidence!
fence: A 1.8 meter high palisade fence will be erected between the rear gardens of each property with screen walls to the front.
enclosure: May relate to the screen between large posts in the middle palisade enclosure.
trench: These palisade trench alignments defined an entrance passage c. 3m wide.
gate: A new 1.8m timber palisade gate to the rear.
cell: Here is a diagram of a plant palisade mesophyll cell: I have underlined the labels you need to know about in green.

Noun used with modifier

timber: The lower bailey would have been bordered by a timber palisade with a ditch outside.
iron: The frontcourt was laid out and planted ornamentally, with iron palisades and a carriage drive through two gates.
steel: All types of chain link, welded mesh and steel palisade fencing can be supplied, tailored to specific security requirements.

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