stockade English

Meaning stockade meaning

What does stockade mean?

stockade

— noun fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

— verb surround with a stockade in order to fortify

— noun (= concentration camp) a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)

Synonyms stockade synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as stockade?

stockade English » English

palisade

fort

fence

prison

jail

reformatory

penitentiary

gaol

enclosure

concentration camp

stronghold

stock

slammer

punishment

prison farm

prison camp

pigsty

pigpen

penal colony

pen

panopticon

paling

pale

pah

outpost

military prison

house of detention

hedge

fortress

fortify

fortified place

fortification

dungeon

detention house

corral

cattle-pen

camp

barrier

Topics stockade topics

What do people use stockade to talk about?

Social behavior Law Punish

Imprison

• Where are people imprisoned?
  prison brig can concentration camp correctional institution death camp dungeon house of correction jail jailhouse county jail joint pen penal colony penitentiary federal penitentiary pound reformatory slammer stockade