stockade (n.)

  1. fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

  2. a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)

    [ Syn: concentration camp ]

    stockade (v.)

  1. surround with a stockade in order to fortify

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