From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.
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3. 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.
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{Palisade cells} (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma
cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper
surface of many leaves.
{Palisade worm} (Zool.), a nematoid worm ({Strongylus
armatus}), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in
which it produces aneurisms, often fatal.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palisade
n 1: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes
driven into the ground
v 1: surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: {wall},
{palisade}, {fence}, {fence in}, {surround}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Palisade /paliːzaːdə/
palisade
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