Stockade - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|stɑːˈkeɪd|
Brit.
|stɒˈkeɪd|
noun
- fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
- a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
- a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
verb
- surround with a stockade in order to fortify
Extra examples
...prisoners of war confined in a stockade...
The town was very strongly stockaded.
Word forms
noun
singular: stockade
plural: stockades
singular: stockade
plural: stockades
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