palisade

palisade
/pal'euh sayd"/, n., v., palisaded, palisading.
n.
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. Bot. See palisade parenchyma.
4. palisades, a line of cliffs.
v.t.
5. to furnish or fortify with a palisade.
[1590-1600; < F palissade < OPr palissada, equiv. to paliss(a) paling (deriv. of pal stake, PALE2) + -ada -ADE1]

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