stockade

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.

93 PART FOUR The Stockade XVI. — Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
He's at some distance from the stockade." — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid
Those in the stockade, however, made a resolute resistance. — On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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