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stockade

  • /ˌstɒˈkeɪd/ UK
  • /ˌstɑˈkeɪd/ US

Rhymes with -eɪd

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From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.

noun stockades

  1. An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
  2. colloquial A military prison.

verb stockades · stockading · stockaded

  1. transitive To enclose in a stockade.

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noun an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts

Españolestacada, empalizada, palizada, vallada
中文柵欄 /栅栏 zhàlan, 圍欄 /围栏 wéilán
हिन्दीकटघरा kaṭgharā, कटघरे kaṭghare, बाड़ा bāṛā, बाड़े bāṛe
DeutschEinfriedung aus Palisaden, Palisadeneinfriedung, Palisadenmauer, Palisade
Italianoenclave protetta da palizzata, palizzata
Русскийчастоко́л častokól, палиса́д palisád

noun a military prison (colloquial)

中文禁閉室 /禁闭室 jìnbì shì
हिन्दीकटघरा kaṭgharā, कटघरे kaṭghare, बाड़ा bāṛā, बाड़े bāṛe
Italianoprigione militare, prigione
Русскийгауптва́хта gauptváxta, губа́ gubá

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@misc{stockade_2026,
  title = {stockade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stockade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}