Main Entry: ¹stock·ade

Pronunciation: \stä-ˈkād\

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish estacada, from estaca stake, pale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake

Date: 1614

1 : a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
2 a : an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes b : an enclosure in which prisoners are kept