stockade
stockade · stockades · stockaded · stockading
To enclose in a stockadeTo enclose in a stockade.
UK/ˌstɒˈkeɪd/US/ˌstɑˈkeɪd/
» The thief was thrown into the stockade to await trial.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo enclose in a stockade.
surround with a stockade in order to fortify
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.
Origin
From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.
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Forms
stockades, stockading, stockaded, stockadedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle