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noun
- 1. a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defence against attack or as a means of confining animals: "they built stockades around their towns"
verb
- 1. enclose (an area) by erecting a stockade: "they fortified themselves strongly and stockaded the city"
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STOCKADE definition: 1. a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack 2. a strong wooden fence…. Learn more.
The meaning of STOCKADE is a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense. How to use stockade in a sentence.
Stockade definition: a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.. See examples of STOCKADE used in a sentence.
A stockade is a wall of large wooden posts built around an area to keep out enemies or wild animals.
A stockade is an enclosed pen used to herd cattle and other livestock. Stockades can also house people, in the sense of a penal camp. In both cases, the treatment tends to be on the rough side. Stockades are also built as a means of protection or defense.
Definition of stockade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers driven upright side by side into the ground. 2. a. A fenced or enclosed area, especially one used for protection. b. A jail on a military base. tr.v. stock·ad·ed, stock·ad·ing, stock·ades. To fortify, protect, or surround with a stockade.
Stockade definition: A defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers driven upright side by side into the ground.
A complete guide to the word "STOCKADE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
A stockade is a wall of large wooden posts built around an area to keep out enemies or wild animals.
