Thesaurus: stockade

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1. v. t. A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification.
2. v. t. An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.
3. v. t. To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.
4. n. fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
5. n. a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
6. v. surround with a stockade in order to fortify
7. 1. (Mil.) A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification. [Written also stoccade.] 2. An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes. To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.
8. A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth incontact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form abarrier, or defensive fortification. [Written also stoccade.]
9. n:100 n. fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense v. surround with a stockade in order to fortify