Palisade vs. Fortification — What's the Difference?

A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a fence or defensive wall made from iron or wooden stakes, or tree trunks, and used as a defensive structure or enclosure. Palisades can form a stockade.

A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defence of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").

A fence of pales forming a defense barrier or fortification.

The science of fortifying.

One of the pales of such a fence.

The act or process of fortifying.

Palisades A line of lofty steep cliffs, usually along a river.

Something that serves to fortify, especially military works erected to fortify a position or place.

To equip or fortify with palisades or a palisade.

The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.

A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.

That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.

(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

An increase in effectiveness, as by adding ingredients.

A line of cliffs, especially one showing basaltic columns.

A jagged pattern sometimes seen during an attack of migraine.

(biology) An even row of cells. e.g.: palisade mesophyll cells.

The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.

To equip with a palisade.

That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.

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.

Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.

The art or science of strengthening defenses

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.

The addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.

Fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

Surround with a wall in order to fortify