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stockade

[stɑːˈkeɪd]

stockade Definition

  • 1a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defense against attack or as a means of confining animals.
  • 2a military prison, especially one made of stakes or bars.

Using stockade: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "stockade" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

  • Example

    The prisoners were kept in a stockade.

  • Example

    The fort was surrounded by a stockade.

  • Example

    The rancher built a stockade to keep the cattle from wandering off.

stockade Synonyms and Antonyms

Phrases with stockade

  • to be punished by being locked up in a military prison

    Example

    He was caught stealing and had to run the stockade for a month.

  • to escape from a military prison

    Example

    The prisoners managed to break out of the stockade and flee into the forest.

  • a fence made of upright wooden posts or stakes

    Example

    The farmer put up a stockade fence around his property to keep the deer out.

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Summary: stockade in Brief

A 'stockade' [stɑːˈkeɪd] is a barrier made of upright wooden posts or stakes, used as a defense against attack or to confine animals. It can also refer to a military prison made of stakes or bars. Examples include 'The fort was surrounded by a stockade,' and 'The rancher built a stockade to keep the cattle from wandering off.' Phrases like 'run the stockade' and 'break out of the stockade' are idiomatic expressions that denote punishment and escape, respectively.