palisade

nouna fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense.• historical a strong pointed wooden stake fixed deeply in the ground with others in a close row, used as a defense.• ( palisades) a line of high cliffs.• ( the Palisades) a ridge of high basalt cliffs that line the western side of the Hudson River, in New Jersey and in New York, beginning across from New York City in New Jersey and extending north toNewburgh in New York.verb [ trans. ] [usu. as adj. ] ( palisaded)enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade.