A stockade is a wall of large wooden posts built around an area to keep out enemies or wild animals.
...the inner stockade.
stockade in British English
(stɒˈkeɪd)
noun
1.
an enclosure or barrier of stakes and timbers
2. US
a military prison or detention area
verb
3. (transitive)
to surround with a stockade
Word origin
C17: from Spanish estacada, from estaca a stake, post, of Germanic origin; see stake1
stockade in American English
(stɑˈkeɪd)
noun
1.
a barrier of stakes driven into the ground side by side, for defense against attack
2. US
an enclosure, as a fort, made with such stakes
3. US
an enclosure for military prisoners
verb transitiveWord forms: stockˈaded or stockˈading
4.
to surround, protect, or fortify with a stockade
Word origin
Fr estacade (also estocade, by assoc. with OFr estoc, trunk, log < Frank *stock, akin to Ger stock: see stock) < Prov estacado < estaca, post, stake < Gmc base akin to stake
Examples of 'stockade' in a sentence
stockade
Entry into this inner stockade was by a single, permanently-manned gateway.
Parkes, Roger RIOT (1995)
He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust, and spun around to face his enemy, flanks heaving.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND (1995)
It must be almost impossible to transmit significant messages through that thorny stockade.
Moore, Margaret FORESTS OF THE NIGHT (1995)
Fortunately for the Kingdom forces, when they reached the wall, they found a wooden stockade.