palisade

1. n. A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense. Source: opted

2. n. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes. Source: opted

3. v. t. To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades. Source: opted

4. n. fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground Source: wordnet

5. v. surround with a wall in order to fortify Source: wordnet

6. 1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense. 2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes. Palisade cells (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper surface of many leaves. -- Palisade worm (Zoöl.), a nematoid worm (Strongylus armatus), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in which it produces aneurisms, often fatal. To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades. Source: webster

7. A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in theground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of suchstakes set in the ground as a means of defense. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground Source: ecdict

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