Noun: stockade stó'keyd
- Fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defence
"The settlers built a stockade around their village for protection"
- A penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
"Survivors of the stockade shared their harrowing experiences";
- concentration camp
- Surround with a stockade in order to fortify
"The colonists stockaded their settlement against native attacks"
Derived forms: stockades, stockading, stockaded
Type of: camp, fence, fence in, fortification [rare], munition, palisade, surround, wall
Encyclopedia: Stockade