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 defense2 a: an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes b: an enclosure in which prisoners are kept