stockade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
  2. noun a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
    concentration camp.
  3. verb surround with a stockade in order to fortify

WordNet

Stock*ade" noun
Etymology
F. estacade stockade, boom (confused in French with estocade; see 1st Stoccado); fr. It. steccata a palisade (influenced by OF. estach, estaque, a stake, post), or from Sp. estacada a palisade; both of German origin, and akin to E. stake, stick; cf. G. stecken stick, OHG. steccho. See Stake, n., Stick, n. & v. t., and cf. Estacade, Stacket.
Definitions
  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" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Stockaded; present participle & verbal noun Stockading
Definitions
  1. To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.

Webster 1913