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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•i•sade /ˌpæləˈseɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a fence or stakes set firmly in the ground to defend an area.
- palisades, [plural] a line of cliffs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pal•i•sades (pal′ə sādz′),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesthe line of cliffs in NE New Jersey and SE New York extending along the W bank of the lower Hudson River. ab. 15 mi. (24 km) long;
300–500 ft. (91–152 m) high.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•i•sade (pal′ə sād′),USA pronunciation n., v., -sad•ed, -sad•ing. n. - a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
- any of a number of pales or stakes pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense.
- Plant Biology[Bot.]See palisade parenchyma.
- palisades, a line of cliffs.
v.t. - to furnish or fortify with a palisade.
- Old Provencal palissada, equivalent. to paliss(a) paling (derivative of pal stake, pale2) + -ada -ade1
- French palissade
- 1590–1600
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