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palisade

[ pal-uh-seyd ]

noun

  1. a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
  2. any of a number of pales or stakes pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense.
  3. palisades, a line of cliffs.


verb (used with object)

palisaded, palisading.
  1. to furnish or fortify with a palisade.

palisade

/ ËŒ±èæ±ôɪˈ²õ±ðɪ»å /

noun

  1. a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground, esp for defence
  2. one of the stakes used in such a fence
  3. botany a layer of elongated mesophyll cells containing many chloroplasts, situated below the outer epidermis of a leaf blade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to enclose with a palisade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of palisade1

1590–1600; < French palissade < Old Provençal palissada, equivalent to paliss ( a ) paling (derivative of pal stake, pale 2 ) + -ada -ade 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of palisade1

C17: via French, from Old Provençal palissada, ultimately from Latin ±èÄå±ô³Ü²õ stake; see pale ², pole 1
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“At Vasagård the deposition of the engraved stones correlates with a change from activities centred on the causewayed enclosure to new rituals taking place in small, circular cult houses inside wooden palisades,†the authors write.

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With room inside for dozens of people and dwellings sunk almost 2 meters deep for warmth in Siberian winters, the fortresses were ringed by earthen walls several meters high and topped with wooden palisades.

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Buckingham Palace was taken aback, and it responded with a terse, 61-word statement that sought to contain the drama within the familiar royal palisade of privacy.

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“You see how friendly they are. If we build a palisade it will look as if we are their enemies. We will build no fortification.â€

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The noodle house may be hard to find because it’s literally overshadowed by the palisades of the Great Wall Shopping Mall nearby.

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