stockade

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UK/ˌstɒˈkeɪd/US/ˌstɑˈkeɪd/

noun

An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.

Similar
concentration camp
OriginFrench estocade →
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Meanings

nounstockade (plural stockades)

plural stockades

  1. governmentAn enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
  2. colloquialA military prison.
verbstockade (third-person singular simple present stockades, present participle stockading, simple past and past participle stockaded)

present singular third person stockades · participle present stockading · participle past stockaded · past stockaded

  1. transitiveTo enclose in a stockade.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)

Similar
concentration camp
Broader
camp
Also see
concentration campcorraljail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchestocade
  2. Englishstockade

From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.

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Translations

Bulgarian огра́да от колове, ка́рцер
  • огра́да от колове (ográda ot kolove)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • ка́рцер (kárcer)a military prison (colloquial)
Chinese Mandarin 柵欄 /栅栏, 圍欄 /围栏
  • 柵欄 /栅栏 (zhàlan)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • 圍欄 /围栏 (wéilán)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • 禁閉室 /禁闭室 (jìnbì shì)a military prison (colloquial)
Czech palisáda, kůlová ohrada
  • palisádaan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • kůlová ohradaan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • hradba z kůlůan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Dutch palissade
  • palissadean enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Finnish paalulinnake, putka
  • paalulinnakean enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • putkaa military prison (colloquial)
German Einfriedung aus Palisaden, Palisadeneinfriedung
  • Einfriedung aus Palisadenan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • Palisadeneinfriedungan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • Palisadenmaueran enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • Palisadean enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Hindi कटघरा, कटघरे
  • कटघरा (kaṭgharā)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • कटघरे (kaṭghare)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • बाड़ा (bāṛā)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • बाड़े (bāṛe)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • कटघरा (kaṭgharā)a military prison (colloquial)
  • कटघरे (kaṭghare)a military prison (colloquial)
  • बाड़ा (bāṛā)a military prison (colloquial)
  • बाड़े (bāṛe)a military prison (colloquial)
Irish sonnach, bábhún
  • sonnachan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • bábhúnan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • pailisan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Italian enclave protetta da palizzata, palizzata
  • enclave protetta da palizzataan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • palizzataan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • prigione militarea military prison (colloquial)
  • prigionea military prison (colloquial)
Māori takitaki, rāihe
  • takitakian enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • rāihean enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • pā tūwatawataan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Norwegian Bokmål kakebu, vaktarrest
  • kakebua military prison (colloquial)
  • vaktarresta military prison (colloquial)
Polish palisada, obwarowanie
  • palisadaan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • obwarowaniean enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • więzienie wojskowea military prison (colloquial)
Russian частоко́л, палиса́д
  • частоко́л (častokól)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • палиса́д (palisád)an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • гауптва́хта (gauptváxta)a military prison (colloquial)
  • губа́ (gubá)a military prison (colloquial)
Spanish estacada, empalizada
  • estacadaan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • empalizadaan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • palizadaan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • valladaan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Swedish palissad, pålverk
  • palissadan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
  • pålverkan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Tagalog pimpin
  • pimpinan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Turkish şarampol
  • şarampolan enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
Ukrainian гауптва́хта
  • гауптва́хта (hauptváxta)a military prison (colloquial)

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stockade

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APA

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MLA

“stockade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stockade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockade.

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