palisade

(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

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

to fortify or defend with a palisade

See palisade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A fence of pales forming a defense barrier or fortification.
b. One of the pales of such a fence.
palisades A line of lofty steep cliffs, usually along a river.

transitive verb pal·i·sad·ed, pal·i·sad·ing, pal·i·sades

To equip or fortify with palisades or a palisade.

Origin:

Origin: French palissade

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Old Provençal palissada

Origin: , from palissa, stake

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *pālīcea

Origin: , from Latin pālus; see pag- in Indo-European roots

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