单词 | stockade |
释义 | stock·ade ![]() 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. [Obsolete French estacade, estocade, from Spanish estacada, from estaca, stake, of Germanic origin.] |
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