palisade

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Household, Nature, Geographypalisadepal‧i‧sade /ˌpæləˈseɪd/ noun [countable] 1 DHPMa strong fence made of pointed posts2 (also palisades American English)DNSG a line of high straight cliffs, especially beside waterExamples from the Corpuspalisade• This is hedged around by a palisade of long bristles.• We used Forest palisade poles, which are pressure-treated with preservative and guaranteed to last for at least fifteen years.• The women slapped strips of painted leather against the palisade.• The whirling action stopped and something clattered off the palisade.• First-hog-of-summer and others ran to the palisade and peered at the forest edge.• His temples were palisades against the world of outside iniquity.• Originally this had four towers and a wooden palisade to protect the inhabitants.• At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades.Origin palisade (1600-1700) French palissade, from Latin palus; → PALE3

单词	palisade
释义	palisade From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Household, Nature, Geographypalisadepal‧i‧sade /ˌpæləˈseɪd/ noun [countable] 1 DHPMa strong fence made of pointed posts2 (also palisades American English)DNSG a line of high straight cliffs, especially beside waterExamples from the Corpuspalisade• This is hedged around by a palisade of long bristles.• We used Forest palisade poles, which are pressure-treated with preservative and guaranteed to last for at least fifteen years.• The women slapped strips of painted leather against the palisade.• The whirling action stopped and something clattered off the palisade.• First-hog-of-summer and others ran to the palisade and peered at the forest edge.• His temples were palisades against the world of outside iniquity.• Originally this had four towers and a wooden palisade to protect the inhabitants.• At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades.Origin palisade (1600-1700) French palissade, from Latin palus; → PALE3
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