Stockade

//ˌstɒˈkeɪd// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
  2. 2
    a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) wordnet
  3. 3
    A military prison. colloquial
  4. 4
    fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To enclose in a stockade. transitive
  2. 2
    surround with a stockade in order to fortify wordnet

Synonyms

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concentration campabatisadvanced workbalistrariabankbanquette

Example

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"Alexander Acosta, when he was the U.S. attorney in Miami, agreed in 2008 to an Epstein guilty plea agreement under which he served 13 months in a local stockade, but was freed half of most days to go to work at his office."

Etymology

From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.

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