Bible Dictionaries
Stockade
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.
(2):
(v. t.) An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.
(3):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stockade'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/stockade.html. 1828.