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Definition of palisade
1a : a fence of stakes especially for defenseb : a long strong stake pointed at the top and set close with others as a defense
2 : a line of bold cliffs
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Examples of palisade in a Sentence
the palisades that line the west bank of the Hudson River for about 15 miles
Recent Examples of palisade from the Web
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El Economista reported that archeologists have also found a wooden rectangular platform at the center with the imprint of 16 poles that created a kind of palisade.
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So, Jones says at this point, he is forced to conclude that the palisades have completely deteriorated beyond recovery.
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This vertical, rippling, palisade texture forms when long filaments from microbial mats that exist at the outflows of hot springs get entombed in silica sediment that is common in the water.
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In fact, hardly anything was built until the 1729 Natchez Indian uprising, after which authorities erected a palisade and dug a shallow moat.
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Forts Borgona (Burgundy), San Fernando, and San Juan, which guarded the rear of the city, comprised earthen berms fortified with pickets and timber palisades and mounted with guns, fronted by a 30-foot-wide moat with four-foot-deep water.
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Palisades (19-6) is 2-2 against Orange County opponents this year.
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Did You Know?
Palisade derives via French from the Latin noun palus, meaning "stake." The word originally applied to one of a series of stakes set in a row to form an enclosure or fortification. "The Palisades" is also the name given to the line of traprock cliffs that stretches for about 15 miles along the western bank of the Hudson River in southeastern New York and northern New Jersey. Purportedly, these cliffs got their name from the resemblance of the tall rocks to rows of stakes or trees, although who exactly came up with the name is a matter of dispute. Before long "palisade" came to refer to any similar formation of tall cliffs.
Origin and Etymology of palisade
French palissade, ultimately from Latin palus stake — more at pole
palisade
Definition of palisade
palisaded
;palisading
transitive verb
: to fortify with palisades
First Known Use of palisade
1632
PALISADE Defined for English Language Learners
palisade
playDefinition of palisade for English Language Learners
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: a high fence made of pointed stakes that was used in the past to protect a building or area
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palisades : a line of steep cliffs especially along a river or ocean
PALISADE Defined for Kids
palisade
playDefinition of palisade for Students
1 : a fence made of poles to protect against attack
2 : a line of steep cliffs
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