Palisades


[pal-uh-seydz] /ˌpæl əˈseɪdz/

noun
1.
the line of cliffs in NE New Jersey and SE New York extending along the W bank of the lower Hudson River. About 15 miles (24 km) long; 300–500 feet (91–152 meters) high.
[pal-uh-seyd] /ˌpæl əˈseɪd/
noun
1.
a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
2.
any of a number of pales or stakes pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense.
3.
Botany. .
4.
palisades, a line of cliffs.
verb (used with object), palisaded, palisading.
5.
to furnish or fortify with a palisade.
/ˌpælɪˈseɪdz; ˈpælɪˌseɪdz/
plural noun
1.
(US & Canadian) high cliffs in a line, often along a river, resembling a palisade
/ˌpælɪˈseɪd/
noun
1.
a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground, esp for defence
2.
one of the stakes used in such a fence
3.
(botany) a layer of elongated mesophyll cells containing many chloroplasts, situated below the outer epidermis of a leaf blade
verb
4.
(transitive) to enclose with a palisade
n.

“a fence of stakes,” c.1600, from Middle French palissade (15c.), from Provençal palissada, from palissa “a stake or paling,” from Gallo-Romance *palicea, from Latin palus “stake” (see pale (n.)). Military sense is attested from 1690s. The Palisades, along the Hudson River opposite New York City, so called by 1823.
palisades
(pāl’ĭ-sādz’)
A line of steep, high cliffs, especially of basalt, usually along a river.

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