stockade

Noun
  1. Fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense (synset 104329669)
    is a type of: fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
  2. A penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) (synset 103090225)
    is a type of: camp - a penal institution (often for forced labor)
    subtypes: death camp - a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed
    specific instances:
    • auschwitz - a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
    • belsen - a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
    • buchenwald - a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany
    • dachau - a concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany
    same as: concentration camp
Verb
  1. Surround with a stockade in order to fortify (synset 201133356)
    is a type of: fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall - surround with a wall in order to fortify

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