Stockade
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌstɒˈkeɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stockade is a noun meaning (military) An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
Meaning
(military) An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) A military prison.
- (transitive) To enclose in a stockade.
Word Forms
- stockades
- stockading
- stockaded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fence, camp, palisade, storeroom, peephole, dungeon.
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