[stɒˈkeɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defence against attack or as a means of confining animals
(e.g: they built stockades around their towns)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: shortening of obsolete French estocade, alteration of estacade, from Spanish estacada, from the Germanic base of the noun stake

[stɒˈkeɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- enclose (an area) by erecting a stockade
(e.g: they fortified themselves strongly and stockaded the city)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: shortening of obsolete French estocade, alteration of estacade, from Spanish estacada, from the Germanic base of the noun stake