palafitte noun.
[palafit (pl. same), 'palǝfɪt] Now
rare.
L19.[French from Italian palafitta a fence of stakes, from palo stake + fitto fixed.]Archaeology. A prehistoric hut or settlement built on stakes driven into the bed of a lake, esp. in Switzerland or northern Italy; a lake village.
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