I. stä-ˈkād noun
Etymology: Spanish estacada, from estaca stake, pale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake
Date: 1614
1. : a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
2.
a. : an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes
b. : an enclosure in which prisoners are kept
II. transitive verb
( stock·ad·ed ; stock·ad·ing )
Date: 1677
: to fortify or surround with a stockade