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
transitive verb palisaded, palisading
to fortify or defend with a palisade