Stockade1. (n.) A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification.
2. (n.) An enclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.
3. (v. t.) To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.
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