palisade
    n 1: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes
         driven into the ground
    v 1: surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: wall,
         palisade, fence, fence in, surround]

Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It.
   palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake,
   pale. See Pale a stake.]
   1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set
      firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a
      fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means
      of defense.
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   2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.
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   3. A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns;
      -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the
      cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   Palisade cells (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma
      cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper
      surface of many leaves.

   Palisade worm (Zool.), a nematoid worm (Strongylus
      armatus), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in
      which it produces aneurisms, often fatal.
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palisaded; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Palisading.] [Cf. F. palissader.]
   To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.
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Palisade, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    386
   Housing Units (2000): 188
   Land area (2000):     0.356859 sq. miles (0.924260 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.356859 sq. miles (0.924260 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            38130
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.348408 N, 101.107126 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     69040
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Palisade, NE
    Palisade

Palisade, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
   Population (2000):    2579
   Housing Units (2000): 1117
   Land area (2000):     1.074809 sq. miles (2.783743 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.010805 sq. miles (0.027986 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.085614 sq. miles (2.811729 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            56970
   Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
   Location:             39.109335 N, 108.354277 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     81526
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Palisade, CO
    Palisade

Palisade, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    118
   Housing Units (2000): 67
   Land area (2000):     0.454019 sq. miles (1.175903 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.454019 sq. miles (1.175903 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            49498
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             46.712784 N, 93.489425 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     56469
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Palisade, MN
    Palisade