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| stock·ade [ sto káyd ] |
noun (plural stock·ades) |
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1. defensive barrier: a tall fence or enclosure made of wooden posts driven into the ground side by side to keep out enemies or intruders
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2. area inside barrier: an area surrounded by a stockade
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3. military military prison: a prison on a military base, especially an army or air force base
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transitive verb (past and past participle stock·ad·ed, present participle stock·ad·ing, 3rd person present singular stock·ades) |
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surround area with stockade: to enclose an area with a stockade
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| [Early 17th century. Via obsolete French estocade< Spanish estacada< estaca "stake" < Germanic] |
