palisade
palisade
[ˌpalɪˈseɪd]
noun
[ˌpalɪˈseɪd]
noun
- a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence
木栅栏；铁栏杆
■(historical)a strong pointed wooden stake fixed deeply in the ground with others in a close row, used as a defence
(史)（防卫用的）尖桩栅栏
■(palisades)(US)a line of high cliffs
(美)绝壁，悬崖
■(the Palisades)a ridge of high basalt cliffs on the west bank of the Hudson River, in NE New Jersey
河边岩壁（指新泽西州东北哈得孙河西岸的玄武岩绝壁）
- [with obj.][usu. as adj. palisaded]enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade
用栅栏围护
- early 17th cent.: from French palissade, from Provençal palissada, from palissa 'paling', based on Latin palus 'stake'
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