stockade
UK/stɒ'keid/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A defensive enclosure made of upright wooden posts; a military prison.
木栅栏；围栏；军事监狱
v.
To surround or fortify with a wall of wooden posts.
用栅栏围住
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedstockstem
+
adeact, product
=stockade
Common Collocations
- 1.military stockade军事监狱
- 2.build a stockade建造木栅栏
- 3.wooden stockade木制围栏
- 4.[stockade fence]栅栏围墙
Example Sentences
- 1.
The soldiers built a stockade around the camp to protect against enemy attacks.
- 2.
The prisoner was held in the military stockade awaiting his court-martial.
- 3.
Early settlers constructed a sturdy stockade to defend their frontier village.