palisade
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English
Definitions
noun
- A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
- A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
- A line of cliffs, especially one showing basaltic columns.
- An even row of cells. e.g.: palisade mesophyll cells.
verb
- (usually in the passive) To equip with a palisade.
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Synonyms
fencefence inwallsurroundstockadefortificationpalepalingpilestakepicketpikepellstar picketpikestaffpole