stockade
Translation
stockade, enclosure, fort
Examples
The soldiers built a stockade to defend the camp.
The soldiers built a stockade to defend the camp.
He was held in the stockade for insubordination.
He was held in the stockade for insubordination.
Grammar Patterns
a stockade a defensive barrier consisting of upright posts The soldiers built a stockade.
Similar Words
Synonyms: fort, enclosure, palisade, barricade
Etymology
From Middle Dutch 'stoc' (stick, trunk) + '-ade' (a suffix denoting action or product). Literally, a structure made of sticks/stakes.
Memory Tips
Picture a 'stock' of logs or stakes forming an 'ade' (like in lemonade, a product) – a product made of stocks.