2. (also palisades American English)DNSG a line of high straightcliffs, especially beside water 〔尤指水边的〕一排陡崖
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palisade• This is hedged around by a palisade of long bristles.• We used Forestpalisade poles, which are pressure-treated with preservative and guaranteed to last for at least fifteen years.• The women slappedstrips of painted leather against the palisade.• The whirling action stopped and something clattered off the palisade.• First-hog-of-summer and others ran to the palisade and peered at the forest edge.• His temples were palisades against the world of outside iniquity.• Originally this had four towers and a woodenpalisade to protect the inhabitants.• At this time fortificationsconsisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades.
Originpalisade
(1600-1700)Frenchpalissade, from Latinpalus; → PALE3