Stockade : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Stockade	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Stockade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stockade n 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) Synonym(s): concentration camp, stockade v surround with a stockade in order to fortify
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stockade \Stock*ade"\, n. [F. estacade stockade, boom (confused in French with estocade; see 1st {Stoccado}); fr. It. steccata a palisade (influenced by OF. estach, estaque, a stake, post), or from Sp. estacada a palisade; both of German origin, and akin to E. stake, stick; cf. G. stecken stick, OHG. steccho. See {Stake}, n., {Stick}, n. & v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stacket}.] 1. (Mil.) A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification. [Written also {stoccade}.] 2. An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stockade \Stock*ade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stockaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stockading}.] To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.