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Stockade

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Noun

1. stockade

fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

2. concentration camp, stockade

a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)

Verb

3. stockade

surround with a stockade in order to fortify

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stockade

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noun
1. 
an enclosure or barrier of stakes and timbers
2. US
a military prison or detention area
verb
3. (transitive)
to surround with a stockade

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Stockade

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noun
1. 
a barrier of stakes driven into the ground side by side, for defense against attack
2.  US
an enclosure, as a fort, made with such stakes
3.  US
an enclosure for military prisoners
verb transitiveWord forms: stockˈaded or stockˈading
4. 
to surround, protect, or fortify with a stockade

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Stockade

see synonyms of stockade
n.
1. A defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers driven upright side by side into the ground.
2.
a. A fenced or enclosed area, especially one used for protection.
b. A jail on a military base.
tr.v. stock·ad·ed, stock·ad·ing, stock·ades
To fortify, protect, or surround with a stockade.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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