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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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