stockade[noun]Synonyms: jail, calaboose, can, cooler, coop, guardroom, hoosegow, jug, lockup, prison
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stock‧ade /stɒˈkeɪd $ stɑː-/
noun [countable usually singular][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: estacada, from estaca 'pointed stick']
a fence built from long thick pieces of wood pushed into the ground, used to defend a place
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