STOCKADE

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.

3.
v.

To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.