/pal'euh sayd"/ , n. , v. , palisaded, palisading .
n.
1. a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
2. any of a number of pales or stakes pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense.
3. Bot. See palisade parenchyma .
4. palisades , a line of cliffs.
v.t.
5. to furnish or fortify with a palisade.
[ 1590-1600; palissade palissada, equiv. to paliss ( a ) paling (deriv. of pal stake, PALE 2 ) + -ada -ADE 1 ]