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Definitions for palisade
ˌpæl əˈseɪdpal·isade

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. palisadeverb

    fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

  2. wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surroundverb

    surround with a wall in order to fortify

Wiktionary

  1. palisadenoun

    A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier

  2. palisadenoun

    A line of cliffs

  3. palisadenoun

    An even row of cells. e.g.: palisade mesophyll cells.

  4. palisadeverb

    To equip with a palisade.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

  2. To Palisadeverb

    To inclose with palisades.

    Etymology: from the noun.

Wikipedia

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. 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

  2. Palisadenoun

    any fence made of pales or sharp stakes

  3. Palisadeverb

    to surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades

  4. Etymology: [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It. palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake, pale. See Pale a stake.]

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. palisade

    To surround, inclose, or fortify with stakes or posts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of palisade in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of palisade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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