palisaded

Variant of palisade

noun

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

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

transitive verb palisaded, palisading

to fortify or defend with a palisade
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