/sto kayd"/ , n. , v. , stockaded, stockading .
n.
1. Fort. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
2. an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes.
3. U.S. Mil. a prison for military personnel.
v.t.
4. to protect, fortify, or encompass with a stockade.
[ 1605-15; estocade, var. of estacade estacada. See STAKE 1 , -ADE 1 ]