Alexander Herzen

What breadth, what beauty and power of human nature and development there must be in a woman to get over all the palisades, all the fences, within which she is held captive!

Russian Journalist

Originally medieval, used for protection in battles or around settlements.

Historical Use

Imagine a row of pointed stakes towering above, creating a strong barrier.

Visual Image

Palisade can be used metaphorically to reflect any kind of protective barrier.

Not Always Literal

When used as a verb, it describes the act of creating a defensive enclosure.

Action-Oriented

The action often implies a quick, possibly temporary, construction for immediate protection.

Temporary Setup

This botanical term is specific to plant anatomy and not used outside this context.

Scientific Context

In botany, the palisade is essential for photosynthesis, hence for plant's survival.

Photosynthesis Key

 We tore everything down and buried it in his backyard. That was Pacific Palisades; it probably is still there, back there. Well, my brother heard that we had made gunpowder. He and his buddies, they were older, and they were pretty mean. They said they were going to beat us up

David Holt: The stories...

 These formations quickly revealed traces of centuries-old secrets. Archeologists found buried markings that appear to have been left by raised log cabins, fire pits, and basins that may have collected drinking water. They identified what seems to have been a palisade wall

The secret society of...

 next to the kentucky river there are some palisades which are very interesting they're like steep very steep sometimes sheer cliffs that are carved out by the river the place probably that i would like to go most in the world