(常指临时或简易的)木栅围栏;栅栏围起的防御工事;(旧时)用栅栏围起的拘禁处。也可指“长方木桩/尖桩”(较少见)。
/ˌstɑːˈkeɪd/(美式)
/stɒˈkeɪd/(英式)
The soldiers built a stockade around the camp.
士兵们在营地周围修建了栅栏防御工事。
Fearing an attack at night, the settlers retreated behind the stockade, where supplies and families were kept under guard.
担心夜间遭袭,定居者撤到栅栏工事后方,在警戒下保护补给和家人。
来自法语 estacade,意为“木桩栅栏、防御栅障”,与“stake(木桩)”同源的概念有关。最初多用于军事语境,指用木桩围成的防御工事,后来也可指围起来的拘禁区域或围栏。