stockade
nounA defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers driven upright side by side into the ground.
nounA similar fenced or enclosed area, especially one used for protection.
nounA jail on a military base.
transitive verbTo fortify, protect, or surround with a stockade.
To encompass or fortify with posts or piles fixed in the ground.
nounIn fortification, a fence or barrier constructed by planting upright in the ground timber, piles, or trunks of trees, so as to inclose an area which is to be defended.
nounAn inclosure or pen made with posts and stakes.
nounIn hydraulic engineering, a row of piles serving as a breakwater, or to protect an embankment.
transitive verbTo surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.