'Impalement' definitions:
Definition of 'impalement'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
Definition of 'Impalement'
From: GCIDE
- Impalement \Im*pale"ment\, n.
- 1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. --H. Brooke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Her.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'impalement'
From: GCIDE
- Empalement \Em*pale"ment\, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler. See Empale.] [Written also impalement.]
- 1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Her.) Same as Impalement. [1913 Webster]