stock·ade /stɑˈked/
柵欄,圍起的地方(vt.)用柵欄圍住
Stock·ade n.
1. Mil. A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification. [Written also stoccade.]
2. An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.
Stock·ade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stockaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Stockading.] To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.
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stockade
n 1: fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout
posts set firmly for defense
2: a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war
are confined (usually under harsh conditions) [syn: concentration
camp]
v : surround with a stockade in order to fortify