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palisade

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of palisade

a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice

  • the palisades that line the west bank of the Hudson River for about 15 miles
Synonyms of palisade

barranca (also barranco), bluff, cliff, crag, escarpment, precipice, scar, scarp
Words Related to palisade

butte, cuesta, hogback, tor

bulwark, embankment

declivity, drop-off, pitch

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