palisade
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palisade¹
- /ˈpæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d/
- [ˈpʰæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d]
- /ˈpæl.əˌseɪ̯d/
- [ˈpʰæl.əˌseɪ̯d]
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French palissade, from Old French, from Old Occitan palissada, from palissa (“stake”), probably from pal (“stake”), or possibly from Gallo-Romance *pālīcea, from Latin pālus (“stake”) + -ade.
noun palisades
- A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
- A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier. We had soon touched land in the same place as before and set to provision the blockhouse. All three made the first journey, heavily laden, and tossed our stores over the palisade.
- A line of cliffs, especially one showing basaltic columns.
- An even row of cells, e.g., palisade mesophyll cells.
verb palisades · palisading · palisaded
- To equip with a palisade. The Hut, well palisaded, would make a work that could not be easily carried, without artillery."
Palisade²
- /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
See palisade.
proper noun
- A town in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.
Translations
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noun wall of wooden stakes
| Español | palizada |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | कटघरा kaṭgharā, कटघरे kaṭghare |
| Português | paliçada |
| Français | palissade |
| Deutsch | Palisade |
| Italiano | palizzata |
| Română | palisadă, palancă |
| Русский | палиса́д palisád, частоко́л častokól |
noun a line of cliffs
| Español | acantilados acantiladas |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | कटघरा kaṭgharā, कटघरे kaṭghare |
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