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noun

(1) Fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

verb

(2) Surround with a wall in order to fortify

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Etymology

palissade, from Old French, from Old Provençal palissada, from palissa, stake rom Fr. palissade, from Prov. palissada, from palissa "a stake or paling," from Gallo-Romance *palicea, from L. palus "stake"

Noun

A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier
A line of cliffs
An even row of cells. eg: palisade mesophyll cells.