stockade
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˌstɒˈkeɪd/, X-SAMPA: %stQ"keId/
- (US) enPR: stä'kādʹ, IPA: /ˌstɑˈkeɪd/, X-SAMPA: /%stA"keId/
- Rhymes: -eɪd
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia stockade (plural stockades)
- an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
- (colloquial) a military prison
Verb [edit]
stockade (third-person singular simple present stockades, present participle stockading, simple past and past participle stockaded)
- (transitive) To enclose in a stockade.
