"estacade" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛstəkeɪd/ Forms: estacades [plural]
Etymology: French estacade; compare Italian steccata, Spanish estacada, and English stake. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|estacade}} French estacade, {{cog|it|steccata}} Italian steccata, {{cog|es|estacada}} Spanish estacada, {{cog|en|stake}} English stake Head templates: {{en-noun}} estacade (plural estacades)
  1. (military) A dyke of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to hinder the approach of an enemy.
    Sense id: en-estacade-en-noun-ZEHrZFSY Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 10 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 6 3 3 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. a type of pier or jetty
    Sense id: en-estacade-en-noun-umBhW2Ph

Inflected forms

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