| 单词 | palisade |
| 释义 | palisadeHousehold, Nature, Geography pal·i·sade /ˌpæləˈseɪd/ noun [countableC] 1. DHPMa strong fence made of pointed posts 〔坚固的〕尖木栅；栅栏 2. (also palisades American English)DNSG a line of high straight cliffs, especially beside water 〔尤指水边的〕一排陡崖 Examples from the Corpus palisade• This is hedged around by a palisade of long bristles.• We used Forest palisade poles, which are pressure-treated with preservative and guaranteed to last for at least fifteen years.• The women slapped strips of painted leather against the palisade.• The whirling action stopped and something clattered off the palisade.• First-hog-of-summer and others ran to the palisade and peered at the forest edge.• His temples were palisades against the world of outside iniquity.• Originally this had four towers and a wooden palisade to protect the inhabitants.• At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades. (1600-1700) French palissade, from Latin palus; → PALE3 |
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