The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is…

palisade (noun):
1a : a fence of stakes especially for defense
b : a long strong stake pointed at the top and set close with others as a defense
2 : a line of bold cliffs

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Palisade derives via French from the Latin noun palus, meaning “stake.” The word originally applied to one of a series of stakes set in a row to form an enclosure or fortification. “The Palisades” is also the name given to the line of traprock cliffs that stretches for about 15 miles along the western bank of the Hudson River in southeastern New York and northern New Jersey. Purportedly, these cliffs got their name from the resemblance of the tall rocks to rows of stakes or trees, although who exactly came up with the name is a matter of dispute. Before long “palisade” came to refer to any similar formation of tall cliffs.

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