[ US /ˌpæɫɪˈseɪd/ ]
[ UK /pˈælɪsˌe‍ɪd/ ]
NOUN
  1. fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
VERB
  1. surround with a wall in order to fortify
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How To Use palisade In A Sentence

  • Huts, fences and palisades are often fashioned from saplings and shoots, and basketry is thus commingled with comforting notions of home, security and comfort.
  • It was a combination of towers, palisades, ditches, abatis, and caltrops to slow the attacking Gauls.
  • He considered the warriors guarding the palisade gate, his broad face thoughtful. Fire The Sky
  • In this quarter the palisades were the weakest, and the ground the least elevated; but it was guarded by men on whose skill with axe and shield Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Complete
  • For each section, terram was laid, sandbags placed to hold it in position, and then the lines of historic palisades and piles were sandbagged.
  • Under some bushes by the palisade was a ladder of rope, the rungs, however, of wood. After London Or, Wild England
  • So thick are the palisades of thorny mimosa -- an aggressive weed akin to the touch-me-not -- that India's endangered one-horned rhino can no longer move about freely in Kaziranga National Park. Attack Of the Aliens
  • In July, 2006, our company newly established artistic palisade processing factory undertaking processing and installation project.
  • The odd white flag with the red cross of St George snaps in the breeze on a makeshift flagpole of old aerials, high above the iron palisades, as if this was the last redoubt of a race on the verge of extinction.
  • In the outwork was a sallyport corresponding to the postern of the castle, and the whole was surrounded by a strong palisade. Ivanhoe
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