Associations to the word «Stockade»

Wiktionary

STOCKADE, noun. An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
STOCKADE, noun. (colloquial) a military prison
STOCKADE, verb. (transitive) To enclose in a stockade.

Dictionary definition

STOCKADE, noun. Fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense.
STOCKADE, noun. A penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions).
STOCKADE, verb. Surround with a stockade in order to fortify.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King