palisade

Plural: palisades

Noun

fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
A line of cliffs, especially one showing basaltic columns.
An even row of cells, e.g., palisade mesophyll cells.

Verb

Verb Forms: palisaded, palisading, palisades

To fortify or enclose with a fence of pointed stakes.
surround with a wall in order to fortify
To equip with a palisade.

Examples

He tried to PALISADE his opponent’s scoring options by blocking key squares.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

fence, fence in, surround, wall

Scrabble Score: 11

palisade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
palisade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
palisade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

palisade: valid Words With Friends Word