palisade

verb

palisaded; palisading

transitive verb

: to fortify with palisades

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Palisade comes from Latin palus, meaning "stake." The word originally applied to one of a series of stakes set in a row to form an enclosure or fortification. In time, its meaning was extended to a fence of stakes and, by association, to stretches of steep cliffs bordering a river.

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing palisade

• palisade cell
• palisade layer

Rhymes for palisade

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

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Kids Definition

palisade

1 of 2 noun

pal·​i·​sade ˌpal-ə-ˈsād 

1

a

: a stout high fence of stakes especially for defense

b

: a long strong pointed stake set close with others as a defense

2

: a line of steep cliffs

palisade

2 of 2 verb

palisaded; palisading

: to surround or protect with palisades