Meaning of STOCKADE
| Pronunciation: | | stâ'keyd
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- [n] a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
- [n] fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
- [v] surround with a stockade in order to fortify
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| | Synonyms: | | concentration camp |
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| | See Also: | | Dachau, fence, fence in, fortification, munition, palisade, penal facility, penal institution, surround, wall | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Stock*ade"\, n. [F. estacade stockade, boom (confused
in French with estocade; see 1st {Stoccado}); fr. It.
steccata a palisade (influenced by OF. estach, estaque, a
stake, post), or from Sp. estacada a palisade; both of German
origin, and akin to E. stake, stick; cf. G. stecken stick,
OHG. steccho. See {Stake}, n., {Stick}, n. & v. t., and cf.
{Estacade}, {Stacket}.]
1. (Mil.) A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the
earth in contact with each other (and usually with
loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification.
[Written also {stoccade}.]
2. An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.
\Stock*ade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stockaded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Stockading}.]
To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.
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