'Palanka' definitions:

Definition of 'Palanka'

From: GCIDE

Palanka \Pa*lan"ka\ (p[.a]*l[.a][ng]"k[.a]), n. [Cf. It., Pg., & Sp. palanca, fr. L. palanga, phalanga a pole, Gr. fa`lagx.] (Mil.) A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses. [1913 Webster]