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Definition of palisadenext
as in cliff
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice the palisades that line the west bank of the Hudson River for about 15 miles

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Noun
The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources. Kathleen Kewley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Recent additions to the grounds include The Ralston Family Collections Center, a Mission Gate and Lunette, and replicas of an 18-pounder cannon and a palisade, all part of the $550 million Alamo Plan. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 The discovery of palisades suggests the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades, but archaeologists are unsure why it was needed by villagers. Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023 Peck passed an area racked and rearranged last fall by the Merbok storm, evidence of the disfigurement still evident in the clusters of mangled fish camps and spiky bundles of driftwood poking through the snow cover like palisades or anti-tank obstacles in no-man’s land. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for palisade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisade
Noun
  • Tucked along the San Diego coastline and surrounded by sandstone cliffs, La Jolla Cove is home to scores of seals, sea lions, and their pups.
    Alanna Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Paddleboards are disembarked next to an unassuming cliff face.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Day 8 of picketing More than 100 NYSNA nurses were back out in the brutal cold to picket for an eighth day since the strike started last week.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The pair made headlines picketing hot-button issues at City Hall. Ashmore officially retired from KRNH in Kerrville in 2012.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Angama Mara, which opened in 2016 and sits on top of the Oloololo escarpment overlooking the Mara Triangle, comprises two camps.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • At 5 o’clock the sun dropped behind Steamboat Mountain, a towering escarpment that overshadows the entire area.
    William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • For a matchy-matchy mudroom transformation, the collection offers a coat rack and wall shelf with hooks to complement the shoe rack bench.
    Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2025
  • And then walled to the furthest corner of the conference hall for another.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The staircase is the most structurally complex beach access point in Encinitas, and consists of multiple timber stair towers and concrete walkways descending the coastal bluff.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Hike through eucalyptus groves and coastal bluffs.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • As a recent Forbes analysis on AI and internal controls underscores, when technology reshapes how money moves, CFOs become responsible not just for managing risk, but for preserving the control structures that protect enterprise value.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And Edinburgh perfumery Jorum Studio’s scents, which include Phloem and Pony Boy, are witty homages to the country’s crags and concrete jungles.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Even overconfidence is easily understandable at the crag or climbing wall.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Anchors outside work buffer mental and emotional demands.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Because retinoids can be drying, the formula is buffered with nourishing oils like squalane, olive, sunflower, linseed, rice bran, coconut, and grape seed to support the skin barrier.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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