单词 | stockade |
释义 | stockade /sto kayd"/, n. , v. , stockaded, stockading. n. 1. Fort. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground. 2. an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes. 3. U.S. Mil. a prison for military personnel. v.t. 4. to protect, fortify, or encompass with a stockade. [1605-15; < MF estocade, var. of estacade < Sp estacada. See STAKE1, -ADE1] |
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