Stockade



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.栅栏, 围栏
• ［英］ n.栅栏, 围栏 ( a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense)
• ［类］ stockade : enclosure / pillar : support ( 栅栏用来包围 / 柱子用来支撑)
• ［记］ stock ( 木头) ＋ade -> 木头编成的围栏

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Spanish estacada, from estaca stake, pale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake
• Date: 1614
• 1. a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
• 2.
  • a. an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes
  • b. an enclosure in which prisoners are kept

II. transitive verb (stockaded; stockading)

• Date: 1677
• to fortify or surround with a stockade

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