Stockade Definition

stŏ-kād
stockaded, stockades, stockading
noun
stockades
A barrier of stakes driven into the ground side by side, for defense against attack.
Webster's New World
An enclosure, as a fort, made with such stakes.
Webster's New World
A similar fenced or enclosed area, especially one used for protection.
American Heritage
An enclosure for military prisoners.
Webster's New World

An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.

Wiktionary
verb
stockaded, stockades
To surround, protect, or fortify with a stockade.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Stockade

Noun

Singular:
stockade
Plural:
stockades

Origin of Stockade

  • Obsolete French estacade, estocade from Spanish estacada from estaca stake of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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