'Palisade' definitions:

Definition of 'palisade'

From: WordNet
noun
Fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
verb
Surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround]

Definition of 'Palisade'

From: GCIDE
  • Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palisaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Palisading.] [Cf. F. palissader.] To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Palisade'

From: GCIDE
  • Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It. palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake, pale. See Pale a stake.]
  • 1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • Palisade cells (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper surface of many leaves.
  • Palisade worm (Zool.), a nematoid worm ({Strongylus armatus}), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in which it produces aneurisms, often fatal. [1913 Webster]

Palisade, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palisade, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
386
Housing Units (2000) :
188
Land area (2000) :
0.356859 sq. miles (0.924260 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.356859 sq. miles (0.924260 sq. km)
FIPS code :
38130
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
40.348408 N, 101.107126 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
69040
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palisade, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palisade, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000) :
2579
Housing Units (2000) :
1117
Land area (2000) :
1.074809 sq. miles (2.783743 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.010805 sq. miles (0.027986 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.085614 sq. miles (2.811729 sq. km)
FIPS code :
56970
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.109335 N, 108.354277 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
81526
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palisade, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palisade, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
118
Housing Units (2000) :
67
Land area (2000) :
0.454019 sq. miles (1.175903 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.454019 sq. miles (1.175903 sq. km)
FIPS code :
49498
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
46.712784 N, 93.489425 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
56469
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.