A stockade is an enclosure of palisades and tall walls, made of logs placed side by side vertically, with the tops sharpened as a defensive wall.

What does stockade mean in history?

1 : a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense. 2a : an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes. b : an enclosure in which prisoners are kept. stockade.

What does stockade mean dictionary?

a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground. an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes. U.S. Military. a prison for military personnel. verb (used with object), stock·ad·ed, stock·ad·ing.