Look up: palisade

1. palisade
   Type: Term Pronunciation: pal′i-sād Definitions: 1. In pathology, a row of elongated nuclei parallel to each other.
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2. Palisade
   A sturdy wooden fence usually built to enclose a site until a permanent stone wall can be constructed.
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3. palisade
   . a strong, high fence or wall made of logs or stakes and intended for defensive purposes.
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4. palisade
   [n] - fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
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5. Palisade
   timber defensive screen or fence
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6. Palisade
   fence of pointed stakes firmly fixed in the ground.
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7. Palisade
   A palisade is a wall or a high fence of stakes, which are placed on the ground. A palisade is used for the means of a defensive structure.
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8. Palisade
   Palisades are large wooden defensive fences. The posts usually have dug foundations, and the ends may be sharpened. They were often built to keep out wild animals, as well as human attackers. They were sometimes placed around Iron Age settlements and continued to be used until the medieval period, a...
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9. Palisade
   Pal`i·sade' noun [ French palissade , confer Spanish palizada , Italian palizzata , palizzo , Late Latin palissata ; all from Latin palus a stake, pale. See Pale a stake.] 1. (Fort.) A ...
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10. Palisade
    Pal`i·sade' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Palisaded ; present participle & verbal noun Palisading .] [ Confer French palissader .] To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.
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11. Palisade
    Pal`i·sade' noun A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in plural , and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson.
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12. palisade
    1. A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense. ... 2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes. ... <botany> Palisade cells, a nematoid worm (Strongylus armatus), par...
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13. palisade
    noun fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
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14. Palisade
    • (n.) A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson. • (v. t.) To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades. • (n.) Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes. • (n.) A ...
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15. Palisade
    The USS Palisade was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Palisade was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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16. palisade
    wooden fence used for a fortification
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17. Palisade
    In fortifications, a palisade or palisado was a row of stakes set firmly in the ground and presenting a sharp point to an advancing army. the stakes were placed vertically at the foot of the slope of the counterscarp, or presented at an angle at the foot of a parapet, or on the banquette of the covered way.
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18. Palisade
    Wooden-stakes fencing.
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19. Palisade
    Typical construction : Typical construction consisted of small or mid sized tree trunks aligned vertically, with no spacing in between. The trunks were sharpened or pointed at the top, and were driven into the ground and were sometimes reinforced with additional construction. The height of a palisad...
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