palisade

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pal·i·sade /ˌpæləˈseɪd/ noun [countable]  1. DHPMa strong fence made of pointed posts 〔坚固的〕尖木栅；栅栏2. (also palisades American English)DNSG a line of high straight cliffs, especially beside water 〔尤指水边的〕一排陡崖

Examples from the Corpus

palisade• This is hedged around by a palisade of long bristles.• We used Forest palisade poles, which are pressure-treated with preservative and guaranteed to last for at least fifteen years.• The women slapped strips of painted leather against the palisade.• The whirling action stopped and something clattered off the palisade.• First-hog-of-summer and others ran to the palisade and peered at the forest edge.• His temples were palisades against the world of outside iniquity.• Originally this had four towers and a wooden palisade to protect the inhabitants.• At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades.Origin palisade (1600-1700) French palissade, from Latin palus; → PALE3

pal·i·sade nounChineseSyllable  

fence a pointed made strong posts Corpus of

palisade
pal‧i‧sade /ˌpæləˈseɪd, ˌpælɪˈseɪd/ noun [countable]1. a strong fence made of pointed posts
2. (also palisades American English) a line of high straight cliffs, especially beside water

pal·is·adeBrE /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/ 🔊 nouna fence made of strong wooden or metal posts that are pointed at the top, especially used to protect a building in the past 木栅栏；金属栅栏palisades [plural] (US) a line of high steep cliffs, especially along a river or by the sea or ocean （尤指河边、海边的）绝壁，峭壁