stockade
An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden postsAn enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
» The thief was thrown into the stockade to await trial.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesAn enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
Einfriedung aus Palisaden, Palisadeneinfriedung, Palisadenmauer
частоко́лčastokól, палиса́дpalisád
(colloquial)A military prison.
гауптва́хтаgauptváxta, губа́gubá
гауптва́хтаhauptváxta
- 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
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Origin
From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.
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Forms
plural: stockadesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions):concentration camp
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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