palisades 1 of 2

plural of palisade
as in cliffs
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of palisade

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“Palisades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisades. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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