stockade

noun, verb — 3 senses

stockade

noun

UK /ˌstɒˈkeɪd/ · US /ˌstɑˈkeɪd/

Etymology From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.

1

Government, Military, Politics, War An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.

2

Colloquial A military prison.

Related terms: estacade, stake

stockade

verb

Etymology From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.

1

To enclose in a stockade.

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