palisade
/ˌpælɪˈseɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌpa-lə-ˈsād/ (ame, mw)
palisade — noun
- palisadesingular
- palisadesplural
1. a defensive barrier made from upright posts fixed close together around a camp,
a defensive barrier made from upright posts fixed close together around a camp, town, or other place
Workers repaired the wooden palisade around the old frontier fort.
pattern: palisade around [place]
At dawn, guards watched for smoke beyond the palisade of sharpened logs.
collocation: palisade of logs
The village built a palisade after raiders attacked farms near the river.
Cyrus hung a warning lantern on the palisade beside the fort gate.
用法筆記
Usually refers to a barrier of upright posts, often in historical or military settings. It is more specific than a general fence because the structure is built as a protective ring or line.
常見錯誤
2. a long stretch of steep rock running beside a coast or river
a long stretch of steep rock running beside a coast or river
The hikers stopped to photograph the dark palisade above the crashing waves.
landform beside the sea
From the boat, Amira could see a volcanic palisade along the far shore.
collocation: volcanic palisade
A narrow path ran below the palisade and the fast green river.
Morning mist hid the basalt palisade until the sun reached the bay.
- cliff
more general; it can be one cliff rather than a long connected line
- escarpment
more technical and often inland, not especially beside water
- bluff
usually a high steep bank, often less continuous than a palisade
用法筆記
This sense names a natural wall of rock, not a built barrier. It appears mainly in geography or landscape writing, especially for steep lines of cliff beside water.
常見錯誤
palisade — verb
- palisadepresent simple I / you / we / they
- palisades3rd person singular
- palisading-ing form
- palisadedpast simple
1. to protect a camp, town, or site by surrounding it with a barrier of upright pos
to protect a camp, town, or site by surrounding it with a barrier of upright posts
Soldiers palisaded the camp before winter storms reached the valley.
pattern: palisade + place
The settlers palisaded the grain store after wolves entered the yard.
Engineers palisaded the work site with tall posts during the revolt.
By sunset, Quan had palisaded the field hospital with pine trunks.
文法句型
palisade a camp, town, or site
palisade something with posts or logs
用法筆記
This verb is formal and uncommon. The object is usually a place that needs protection, and a with-phrase often names the posts, logs, or similar material used for the barrier.