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Noun: stockade  stó'keyd
  1. Fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defence
     
  2. A penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
    - concentration camp
Verb: stockade  stó'keyd
  1. Surround with a stockade in order to fortify

Derived forms: stockading, stockades, stockaded

Type of: camp, fence, fence in, fortification, munition, palisade, surround, wall

Encyclopedia: Stockade