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

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

During the Civil War, a deadline was a line of demarcation around the inner stockade of a prison camp, generally about 17 feet. —Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025

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, 3 Sep. 2024

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