Palisade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

surround with a wall in order to fortify

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈælɪsˌeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈalɪsˌeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈalɪsˌeɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈælɪsˌeɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surround fence in fence wall

Parts of Speech

noun	fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
verb	surround with a wall in order to fortify

Word Forms

palisade	verb	surround with a wall in order to fortify
wall	noun	a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
palisade	noun	fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
fence	noun	a barrier that serves to enclose an area
surround	noun	the area in which something exists or lives

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

palissade

fortification constituée d'une solide clôture faite de pieux enfoncés dans le sol

🇪🇸Spanish

empalizada

Fortificación que consiste en una valla fuerte hecha de estacas clavadas en el suelo.

🇮🇹Italian

palizzata

fortificazione costituita da un robusto recinto costituito da pali conficcati nel terreno

🇳🇱Dutch

palissade

vestingwerk bestaande uit een sterk hekwerk gemaakt van in de grond geslagen palen

🇵🇹Portuguese

paliçada

fortificação constituída por uma cerca forte feita de estacas cravadas no solo

🇷🇺Russian

частокол

укрепление, состоящее из прочной ограды из вбитых в землю кольев

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कटघरा

ज़मीन में गाड़े गए खूँटों से बनी एक मजबूत बाड़ से बना किलाबंदी

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যালিসেড

মাটিতে চালিত বাজি দিয়ে তৈরি একটি শক্তিশালী বেড়া নিয়ে গঠিত দুর্গ

🇮🇳Tamil

பலகை

தரையில் செலுத்தப்படும் பங்குகளால் செய்யப்பட்ட வலுவான வேலியைக் கொண்ட கோட்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

పాలిసేడ్

భూమిలోకి నడిచే పందెంతో చేసిన బలమైన కంచెతో కూడిన కోట

🇮🇳Marathi

पॅलिसेड

तटबंदी ज्यामध्ये जमिनीत ढकलले गेलेले मजबूत कुंपण असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેલીસેડ

કિલ્લેબંધી જેમાં જમીનમાં ચાલતા દાવથી બનેલી મજબૂત વાડ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಲಿಸೇಡ್

ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲಿತ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದ ಬಲವಾದ ಬೇಲಿಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕೋಟೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാലിസേഡ്

നിലത്തു തറയ്ക്കുന്ന സ്തംഭങ്ങളാൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ശക്തമായ വേലി അടങ്ങുന്ന കോട്ട

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

栅栏

由打入地下的木桩制成的坚固栅栏组成的防御工事

🇯🇵Japanese

柵

地面に打ち込まれた杭で作られた強力なフェンスで構成される要塞

🇰🇷Korean

벼랑

땅에 박힌 말뚝으로 만든 튼튼한 울타리로 구성된 요새

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rào chắn

công sự bao gồm một hàng rào vững chắc làm bằng cọc đóng vào lòng đất

🇹🇭Thai

รั้วเหล็ก

ป้อมปราการประกอบด้วยรั้วอันแข็งแกร่งที่ทำจากเสาเข็มตอกลงดิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pagar kayu runcing

benteng yang terdiri dari pagar kuat yang terbuat dari tiang-tiang yang ditancapkan ke dalam tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاجز

تحصين يتكون من سياج قوي مصنوع من أوتاد مغروسة في الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

پالیز

استحکامات متشکل از یک حصار محکم ساخته شده از چوب های رانده شده در زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

çit

yere çakılan kazıklardan yapılmış güçlü bir çitten oluşan tahkimat

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשׂוֹכָה

ביצור המורכב מגדר חזקה עשויה יתדות הננעצות באדמה

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