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stockade

noun

/stɒˈkeɪd/

Meaning

a defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers, often around a fort or prison

The prisoners were kept inside the wooden stockade.

fortification, enclosure, barricade, fence, palisade

opening, exit

wooden stockade, prison stockade, military stockade, stockade fence

A raised level surface on which people or things can stand.

The use of machines in agriculture or industry to increase production efficiency.

the ability to see or something that is seen

A particular situation, occurrence, or an instance of something; also a container or covering for so...

a person who conducts research

Something that has been successfully completed or accomplished through effort or skill.