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