what does stockade mean?
STOCKADE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
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Hypernyms(s) stockade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
Hypernyms(s) stockade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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STOCKADE as VERB
- Meaning
- surround with a stockade in order to fortify
Hypernyms(s) stockade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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