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| 5 results for palisade | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n. A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It. palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake, pale. See {Pale} a stake.] 1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense. 2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes. {Palisade cells} (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper surface of many leaves. {Palisade worm} (Zo[94]l.), a nematoid worm ({Strongylus armatus}), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in which it produces aneurisms, often fatal. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palisaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palisading}.] [Cf. F. palissader.] To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Palisade, CO (town, FIPS 56970) Location: 39.10745 N, 108.35778 W Population (1990): 1871 (847 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81526 Palisade, MN (city, FIPS 49498) Location: 46.71313 N, 93.49072 W Population (1990): 144 (77 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56469 Palisade, NE (village, FIPS 38120) Location: 40.34841 N, 101.10669 W Population (1990): 381 (191 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69040 | |
