stockade

1 of 2

noun

stock·​ade stä-ˈkād 

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

stockade

2 of 2

verb

stockaded; stockading

transitive verb

: to fortify or surround with a stockade

Synonyms of stockade

Noun

• penitentiary
• jail
• prison
• brig

Examples of stockade in a Sentence

Noun

prisoners of war confined in a stockade

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated. —Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress but at West Eighth and Colorado streets. —Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026

Verb

Epstein spent 13 months in the Palm Beach County stockade during 2008-09 as part of a plea deal widely criticized as being too lenient. —Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 10 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1677, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing stockade

• stockade fence

Rhymes for stockade

• afraid
• allayed
• arcade
• arrayed
• assayed
• barmaid
• betrayed
• blockade
• bridesmaid
• brigade
• brocade
• buffeted

Kids Definition

stockade

1 of 2 noun

stock·​ade stä-ˈkād 

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

stockade

2 of 2 verb

stockaded; stockading

: to protect or surround with a stockade