"stockade" in the noun sense
1. stockade
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
2. concentration camp, stockade
a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
"stockade" in the verb sense
1. stockade
surround with a stockade in order to fortify
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