English Explanatory Dictionary

palisade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. An even row of cells, e.g., palisade mesophyll cells.
verb
  1. To equip with a palisade.
name
  1. A town in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d/ [ˈpʰæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-palisade.wav En-us-palisade.ogg /ˈpæl.əˌseɪ̯d/ [ˈpʰæl.əˌseɪ̯d] /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/

Word forms

palisade palisades palisading palisaded

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French palissade, from Old French, from Old Occitan palissada, from palissa (“stake”), probably from pal (“stake”), or possibly from Gallo-Romance *pālīcea, from Latin pālus (“stake”) + -ade.

Derived words

impalisade Pacific Palisades palisade cell palisade-hedge palisade mesophyll palisade parenchyma palisade tissue palisade-tree palisade trench palisade worm palisadic pseudopalisade Willow Palisade
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