stockade
stockade · stockades
частокол, палисад
Einfriedung aus Palisaden, Palisadeneinfriedung, Palisadenmauer, Palisade
An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden postsAn enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
UK/ˌstɒˈkeɪd/US/ˌstɑˈkeɪd/
» The thief was thrown into the stockade to await trial.
Meaning
2 sensesAn enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
Einfriedung aus Palisaden, Palisadeneinfriedung, Palisadenmauer
частоко́лčastokól, палиса́дpalisád
(colloquial)A military prison.
гауптва́хтаgauptváxta, губа́gubá
гауптва́хтаhauptváxta
More definitions
- fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
- a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
Examples
2 sentencesThe thief was thrown into the stockade to await trial.
He and his buddies followed the stench and found stockades with barbed wire and prisoners wandering all over the place.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
a military prison (colloquial):
Русский
By meaning 2
an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts:
a military prison (colloquial):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts:
Origin
From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.
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Forms
plural: stockadesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions):concentration camp