# palisade

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpæ.lɪˈseɪd/ · frequency rank #52,541

## Definitions
1. A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
2. A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
3. A line of cliffs, especially one showing basaltic columns.
4. An even row of cells, e.g., palisade mesophyll cells.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French palissade, from Old French, from Old Occitan palissada, from palissa (“stake”), probably from pal (“stake”), or possibly from Gallo-Romance *pālīcea, from Latin pālus (“stake”) + -ade.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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