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Stockade (Verb)

Meaning

Surround with a stockade in order to fortify.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Examples

  • The settlers stockaded their village to protect it from potential attacks by Native American tribes.
  • The castle walls were stockaded with dense wooden fencing to deter sieges.
  • To safeguard their settlement, the colonists built wooden fences and stockaded the village's perimeter.
  • The pioneers stockaded their outpost during the winter months when raids were more common.
  • In preparation for battle, the soldiers stockaded their position with wooden stakes and trenches.

Hypernyms

  • Fence In
  • Fence
  • Palisade
  • Surround

Related Words

  • Stockade (noun)
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