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(1):

(v. t.) To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.

(4):

(n.) 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.