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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 unit of length equal to 1,000 meters

the practice of favoring relatives or friends in business or politics

an illusion, ghost, or figment of the imagination

A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level.

a condition or stipulation attached to an agreement

Money that is kept for future use or investment.