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stockade

1 of 2

noun

stock·​ade stä-ˈkād How to pronounce stockade (audio)
1
: a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
2
a
: an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes
b
: an enclosure in which prisoners are kept

stockade

2 of 2

verb

stockaded; stockading

transitive verb

: to fortify or surround with a stockade

Example Sentences

Noun prisoners of war confined in a stockade
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Caught doodling on guard duty and reprimanded, he was sent to the stockade when his age was discovered. Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 But Kevin does get some interesting intel: When Percival receives a particular stockade, Heather gets an idea. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 27 June 2022 Percival is successfully in the stockade and locked in Veronica's vault by wedding time! Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 27 June 2022 In the middle of this expanse, a stockade, where sheep were gathered at night to protect them from bears and coyotes, had collapsed. Thomas Mcguane, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021 Anthony set sail for New Amsterdam in 1629, and before long acquired a large farm just north of the city stockade at Wall Street, along with a reputation as one of the most quarrelsome characters in a town full of them. Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2019 Epstein served 3 1/2 months locked down at the stockade before he was granted work release, which was approved in consultation with Epstein’s high-powered legal staff, Gauger said. Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 18 July 2019 But, according to a 2016 NPR article on the Leesburg Stockade, their parents were billed to cover the expenses for the girls’ time in the stockade. Jessica Feierman And Ashley C. Sawyer, Teen Vogue, 4 Oct. 2019 Records released this month show Epstein was given an array of special privileges, from an unlocked cell in a special wing of the stockade, to a work-release schedule of six days a week, up to 12 hours per day, at a West Palm Beach office building. Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Aug. 2019
Verb
Epstein spent 13 months in the Palm Beach County stockade during 2008-09 as part of a plea deal widely criticized as being too lenient. Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 10 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Spanish estacada, from estaca stake, pale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake

First Known Use

Noun

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1677, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stockade was in 1614

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