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stockade

UK
/stɒkˈeɪd/
US
/stɑːkˈeɪd/

Translations

stockadenoun
stockades
pl
UK
/stɒkˈeɪd/
US
/stɑːkˈeɪd/
The settlers built a stockade around the fort to protect themselves from potential invaders.
Les colons ont construit une palissade autour du fort pour se protéger d’éventuels envahisseurs.
Additional translations
camp de détentionMilitaire et historique.
Synonyms
fortification
enclosure
palisade
fence
barrier
stockadeverb
stockaded
Past Simple
stockaded
Past Participle
stockading
Gerund
UK
/stɒˈkeɪd/
US
/stɑˈkeɪd/
The settlers decided to stockade the perimeter of their camp to protect against potential attacks.
Les colons ont décidé de palissader le périmètre de leur camp pour se protéger d’éventuelles attaques.
stockadeadjective
UK
/stɒˈkeɪd/
US
/stɑˈkeɪd/
Used attributively before nouns in compound phrases such as "stockade fence".
palissadéSurtout dans un contexte descriptif ou historique.
They put up a stockade fence to give the garden more privacy.
Ils ont installé une clôture palissadée pour donner plus d’intimité au jardin.

Definitions

stockadenoun
A barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defense against attack or as a means of confining animals.
The settlers built a stockade around the fort to protect themselves from potential invaders.
A military prison or detention area.
The deserter was held in the stockade until his court-martial.
stockadeverb
To enclose or fortify an area with a stockade, which is a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes.
The settlers decided to stockade the perimeter of their camp to protect against potential attacks.
stockadeadjective
Made of, resembling, or relating to a stockade (a close-boarded barrier or fence).
They put up a stockade fence to give the garden more privacy.
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