stockade

• Nom désignant une clôture défensive faite de pieux solides plantés verticalement dans le sol, ou un camp de détention où sont enfermés des prisonniers, souvent dans des conditions dures.

A noun referring to a defensive barrier made of strong posts set upright in the ground, or a penal camp where prisoners are confined, often under harsh conditions.

1. Defensive fenceB2formal

   A barrier or enclosure made of strong, upright posts, used for defense or protection.

   Palissade défensive

   • The settlers built a stockade around their village for protection.
   • The fort was surrounded by a high wooden stockade.
   • They reinforced the stockade with additional logs.

   Synonymesbarricadebarrierbulwarkenclosurefencepalisaderampartwall

2. Prison campC1formal

   A confined area, often with harsh conditions, used to hold prisoners of war or political prisoners.

   Camp de prisonniers

   • The soldiers were held in a stockade for several months.
   • Conditions in the stockade were extremely difficult.
   • The prisoners managed to escape from the stockade at night.

   Synonymesconcentration campinternment campprison camp

• Verbe signifiant entourer ou fortifier une zone par une palissade de pieux ou de poteaux verticaux, généralement pour se protéger ou isoler.

A verb meaning to enclose or fortify an area with a barrier of upright stakes or posts, typically for defense or confinement.

1. Fortify with a barrierC1formal

   To surround or enclose an area with a stockade, typically for defense or protection.

   Fortifier avec une palissade

   • The settlers stockaded their village to protect against attacks.
   • They stockaded the camp with tall wooden posts.
   • The fort was stockaded to withstand a siege.

   Synonymesbarricadeenclosefencefortifypalisade