About The Word Stockade
Learn about the word Stockade to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Stockade definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Stockade
| Stockade Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Stockade?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Stockade: concentration camp Related Terms | Find terms related to Stockade: See Also | Dachau | fence | fence in | fortification | munition | palisade | penal facility | penal institution | surround | wall Stockade In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Pension off ‐ dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old…
- Maggoty ‐ spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown…
- Chimaphila umbellata ‐ Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a…
- Mildness ‐ mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant [n]…
- Hypnogogic ‐ sleep inducing
- Skidder ‐ a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain [n] a worker who…
- Amoebida ‐ the animal order…
- Irish pound ‐ the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to…
- Devote ‐ as in the expressions"give thought to"; "give priority to" [v]…
- Easterner ‐ an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially…