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- [sto-keyd]
- /stɒˈkeɪd/
- /stɒkˈeɪd/
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- [sto-keyd]
- /stɒˈkeɪd/
Definitions of stockade word
- noun stockade Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground. 1
- noun stockade an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes. 1
- noun stockade U.S. Military. a prison for military personnel. 1
- verb with object stockade to protect, fortify, or encompass with a stockade. 1
- noun stockade barrier 1
- countable noun stockade A stockade is a wall of large wooden posts built around an area to keep out enemies or wild animals. 0
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Origin of stockade
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Middle French estocade, variant of estacade < Spanish estacada. See stake1, -ade1
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Parts of speech for Stockade
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stockade popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stockade
noun stockade
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- blank wall — an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
- blockhouse — (formerly) a wooden fortification with ports or loopholes for defensive fire, observation, etc
- breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
verb stockade
- closeted — If you are closeted with someone, you are talking privately to them.
- fence in — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- iced — of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
- imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- in-tern — to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
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