stockade
Translation
stockade, enclosure, fort
Examples
The soldiers built a stockade around the camp.
The soldiers built a stockade around the camp.
The early settlers lived inside a wooden stockade.
The early settlers lived inside a wooden stockade.
Grammar Patterns
((a stockade)) ((around sth.)) a defensive barrier around a place They built a stockade around the settlement.
Similar Words
Synonyms: fence, barricade, fort, enclosure
Etymology
From 'stock' (a post, stake) + the suffix '-ade', which denotes an action or product (as in 'blockade').
Memory Tips
Picture a wall made of 'stocks' (posts or logs) to form a defensive barrier. The '-ade' ending is also seen in 'barricade'.