stockade
noun/stɑˈkeɪd/
Frequency rank: #18,287 most common English word
Meaning
a defensive barrier or enclosure made of upright wooden stakes or posts.
Example sentence
The soldiers built stockade around the camp to protect against enemy attacks.
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