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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Palisade \Pal'i*sade"\, noun [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.
2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.
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} (Zo["o]l.), a nematoid worm ({Strongylus armatus}), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in which it produces aneurisms, often fatal.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Palisade \Pal'i*sade"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Palisaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palisading}.] [Cf. F. palissader.] To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
palisade
noun: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
verb: surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: {wall}, {fence}, {fence in}, {surround}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "palisade": abatis, advanced work, arm, armor, armor-plate, balistraria, bank, banquette, bar, barbed-wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battle, battlement, blockade, bluff, breastwork, bulkhead in, bulwark, casemate, castellate, cheval-de-frise, circumvallation, cliff, contravallation, counterscarp, crag, crenellate, curtain, demibastion, dig in, dike, drawbridge, earthwork, embattle, enclosure, entanglement, entrench, escarp, escarpment, face, fence, fieldwork, fortalice, fortification, fortify, garrison, glacis, hedge, hem, leg, loophole, lunette, machicolation, man, man the garrison, mantelet, merlon, mine, mound, outwork, pale, palisades, parados, parapet, peg, picket, pile, portcullis, postern gate, precipice, rail, rampart, ravelin, redan, redoubt, sally port, scar, scarp, sconce, shank, spile, stake, steep, stockade, tenaille, vallation, vallum, wall, work
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palisade, CO (town, FIPS 56970) Location: 39.10745 N, 108.35778 W Population (1990): 1871 (847 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81526 Palisade, MN (city, FIPS 49498) Location: 46.71313 N, 93.49072 W Population (1990): 144 (77 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56469 Palisade, NE (village, FIPS 38120) Location: 40.34841 N, 101.10669 W Population (1990): 381 (191 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69040
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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
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