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noun fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
noun a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
verb surround with a stockade in order to fortify
originFrom French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.
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