What is the meaning of stockade?

noun

  • Fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense.
  • A penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions.

verb

  • Surround with a stockade in order to fortify. .
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