palisade

Pronunciation: /ˈpæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d/

The English word “palisade” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
A line of cliffs, especially one showing basaltic columns.
An even row of cells, e.g., palisade mesophyll cells.

verb

To equip with a palisade.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French palissade, from Old French, from Old Occitan palissada, from palissa (“stake”), probably from pal (“stake”), or possibly from Gallo-Romance *pālīcea, from Latin pālus (“stake”) + -ade.

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