palisade

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Noun

palisade (plural palisades)

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

Translations

• French: palissade
• German: Palisade
• Italian: palizzata
• Portuguese: paliçada
• Russian: палиса́д
• Spanish: palizada

Verb

palisade (palisades, present participle palisading; past and past participle palisaded)

1. (transitive, usually in the passive) To equip with a palisade.

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