■ noun
1》 a barrier or enclosure formed from upright wooden posts or stakes.
2》 chiefly N. Amer. a military prison.
■ verb enclose with a ~.
Derivatives
~d adjective
Origin
C17: shortening of obs. Fr. estocade , alt. of estacade , from Sp. estacada , from the Gmc base of stake 1 .