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palisade Definition


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palisade
noun
    1. A tall fence of pointed wooden stakes fixed edge to edge, for defence or protection.
      Thesaurus: barricade, stockade, wall, bulwark, enclosure, fence, fortification, defence.
Etymology: 16c: from Provençal palissada, from Latin palus stake.



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