What does palisade mean?
Definitions for palisade
ˌpæl əˈseɪdpal·isade
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Princeton's WordNet
palisadeverb
fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surroundverb
surround with a wall in order to fortify
Wiktionary
palisadenoun
A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier
palisadenoun
A line of cliffs
palisadenoun
An even row of cells. e.g.: palisade mesophyll cells.
palisadeverb
To equip with a palisade.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PALISADE, PALISADOnoun
Pales set by way of inclosure or defence.
Etymology: palisade, Fr. palisado, Span. from palus, Lat.
The Trojans round the place a rampire cast,
And palisades about the trenches plac’d. Dryden.The wood is useful for pallisadoes for fortifications, being very hard and durable. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
The city is surrounded with a strong wall, and that wall guarded with palisades. , Notes on the Odyssey.
To Palisadeverb
To inclose with palisades.
Etymology: from the noun.
Wikipedia
Palisade
A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a fence or defensive wall made from iron or wooden stakes, or tree trunks, and used as a defensive structure or enclosure. Palisades can form a stockade.
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palisade
A palisade is a fence or wall made from wooden stakes or tree trunks driven into the ground which is often used as a defensive structure. It can also refer to a line or cliff of steep rocks. The term also has a botanical meaning, referring to a layer of elongated cells in the leaves of plants.
Webster Dictionary
Palisadenoun
a strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense
Palisadenoun
any fence made of pales or sharp stakes
Palisadeverb
to surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades
Etymology: [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It. palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake, pale. See Pale a stake.]
Wikidata
Palisade
A palisade – sometimes called a stakewall – is typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes or tree trunks and used as a defensive structure.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Palisade
pal-i-sād′ n. a fence of pointed pales or stakes firmly fixed in the ground.—v.t. to surround with a palisade.—Also Palisā′do:—pl. Palisā′does. [Fr.,—L. palus, a stake.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
palisade
To surround, inclose, or fortify with stakes or posts.
Anagrams for palisade »
salpidae
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of palisade in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of palisade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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