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Synonyms for palisade
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pal-uh-seyd |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpæl əˈseɪd |
Définition of palisade
Origin :- "a fence of stakes," c.1600, from Middle French palissade (15c.), from Provençal palissada, from palissa "a stake or paling," from Gallo-Romance *palicea, from Latin palus "stake" (see pale (n.)). Military sense is attested from 1690s. The Palisades, along the Hudson River opposite New York City, so called by 1823.
- noun fortification
- They shoot between the logs of the palisade down the narrow lane.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- There is a gateway through this palisade where you can go in.
- Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott
- I froze on to the nearest daku and ran to the palisade, shoving him in front of me.
- Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
- I doubled up on the top of the palisade and hung there, yelling with laughter.
- Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
- The hunters were soon at the palisade door and admitted; they had no game with them.
- Extract from : « The Settlers in Canada » by Frederick Marryat
- He had scarcely spoken, when there was a loud shout from the palisade in front of them.
- Extract from : « At the Point of the Bayonet » by G. A. Henty
- Jeanne was rather quiet all that day and did not go outside the palisade.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Detroit » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- The children played about largely on the outside of the palisade.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Detroit » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- A palisade in fortification; but for its naval application, see Reeming.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- Against such an invasion the palisade was but an insufficient barrier.
- Extract from : « Godfrey Morgan » by Jules Verne
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