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View usage for: (pælɪseɪd) Word forms: plural palisadescountable nounA palisade is a fence of wooden posts which are driven into the ground in order to protect people from attack. Synonyms: fence, defence, paling, enclosure More Synonyms of palisade palisade in British English (ˌpælɪˈseɪd) noun1. a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground, esp for defence 2. one of the stakes used in such a fence 3. botany a layer of elongated mesophyll cells containing many chloroplasts, situated below the outer epidermis of a leaf blade verb4. (transitive) to enclose with a palisade Word origin C17: via French, from Old Provençal palissada, ultimately from Latin pālus stake; see pale2, pole1palisade in American English (ˌpæləˈseɪd; ˈpæləˌseɪd) noun1. any one of a row of large pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence used for fortification or defense 2. a fence of such stakes 3. US; [pl.] a line of very steep cliffs, usually along a river verb transitiveWord forms: ˌpaliˈsaded or ˌpaliˈsading4. to fortify or defend with a palisade Word origin Fr palissade < Prov palisada < palisa, a pale < L palus, a stake, pale 2Examples of 'palisade' in a sentencepalisade Definition a fence made of stakes driven into the ground a stout wooden palisade enclosing the yard Additional synonymsDefinition a wall or similar structure used as a fortification a bulwark against the English Synonyms fortification, defence, bastion, buttress, rampart, redoubt, outwork Definition an area of land enclosed by a fence, wall, or hedge This enclosure was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen. Synonyms compound, yard, pen, fold, ring, paddock, pound, coop, sty, stockade - palaver
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