stockade

UK
/stɒkˈeɪd/
US
/stɑːkˈeɪd/
stockadenoun
stockades
pl
UK
/stɒkˈeɪd/
US
/stɑːkˈeɪd/
Translations
The prisoners were held within the stockade.
Заключенные содержались внутри частокола.
The soldiers retreated to the stockade for safety.
Солдаты отступили в крепость для безопасности.
The stockade was built to protect the settlement from invaders.
Заграждение было построено для защиты поселения от захватчиков.
Additional translations
Definitions
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
stockaded
Past Simple
stockaded
Past Participle
stockading
Gerund
UK
/stɒˈkeɪd/
US
/stɑˈkeɪd/
Translations
They stockaded the area to protect it from intruders.
Они загородили территорию, чтобы защитить её от злоумышленников.
Definitions
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
UK
/stɒˈkeɪd/
US
/stɑˈkeɪd/
Used attributively before nouns in compound phrases such as "stockade fence".
Definitions
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.