¹stockade

noun stock·ade \stä-ˈkād\

: a line of tall posts that are set in the ground and used as a barrier to protect or defend a place

Full Definition of STOCKADE

: a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense

a : an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes

b : an enclosure in which prisoners are kept

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Origin of STOCKADE

Spanish estacada, from estaca stake, pale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake

First Known Use: 1614

Related to STOCKADE

Synonyms: bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], jail, tolbooth [Scottish]

Rhymes with STOCKADE

abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, corrade, cross-trade, crusade, decade, degrade, dissuade, downgrade, evade, eyeshade, fair-trade, first aid, glissade, grenade, handmade, homemade, housemaid, inlaid, invade, limeade, low-grade, man-made, mermaid, milkmaid, navaid, nightshade, nursemaid, old maid, parade, persuade, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, scalade, sea-maid, self-made, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid, upgrade

²stockade

transitive verb

stock·ad·edstock·ad·ing

Definition of STOCKADE

: to fortify or surround with a stockade

First Known Use of STOCKADE

1677

STOCKADE Defined for Kids

stockade

noun stock·ade \stä-ˈkād\

Definition of STOCKADE for Kids

: a line of strong posts set in the ground to form a defense

: an enclosure usually formed by posts pounded into the ground

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