Palisade
A palisade—sometimes called a stakewall or a paling—is typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes or tree trunks and used as a defensive structure or enclosure.
Typical construction
Typical construction consisted of small or mid-sized tree trunks aligned vertically, with no free space in between. The trunks were sharpened or pointed at the top, and were driven into the ground and sometimes reinforced with additional construction. The height of a palisade ranged from a few feet to nearly ten feet. As a defensive structure, palisades were often used in conjunction with earthworks.
Palisades were an excellent option for small forts or other hastily constructed fortifications. Since they were made of wood, they could often be quickly and easily built from readily available materials. They proved to be effective protection for short-term conflicts and were an effective deterrent against small forces. However, because they were wooden constructions they were also vulnerable to fire and siege weapons.
Palisade (disambiguation)
A palisade is a steel or wooden fence or wall of variable height, usually used as a defensive structure.
Palisade or Palisades also may refer to:
Geology
- Palisade Glacier, California
Podcasts:
Palisade
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by Mineral
Palisade
by: MineralThere I was, fourteen spinning
With my arms out like a scarecrow
Walking down Monroe to the park
Dancing up Madison
With my eyes closed your feet
Sounding like a symphony of strings
You picked me up and whispered "Forever"
Like a secret in my ears