Definition of stockade Stockade

stock•ade

We found 13 definitions of stockade from 7 different sources.

What does stockade mean?

Noun Plural: stockades
stockade - fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
		fortification, munition the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
stockade - a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
		concentration camp
		camp temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
Verb stockades, stockading, stockaded
stockade - surround with a stockade in order to fortify
		palisade, wall, fence in, surround, fence surround with a wall in order to fortify

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stockade (v. t.)
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.
stockade (v. t.)
An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.
stockade (v. t.)
To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.

stockade
stok-ād′, n. a breastwork formed of stakes fixed in the ground.—v.t. to fortify with such. [Fr. estocade—estoc—Ger. stock, stick.]

stockade
A work in which a palisade; of strong and closely-planted timbers constitutes the principal defense. The stockades or picket-works usually employed against Indians are composed of rough trunks of young trees cut into lengths of 12 or 14 feet, and averaging 10 or 12 inches in diameter. They should be firmly planted close together. A banquette or step will generally be required, and the loop-holes so arranged that they cannot be used from the outside. If necessary, such a work can be strengthened by ditch and abatis, and flanked by block-houses.