palisade /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A palisade is a fence of wooden posts that are driven into the ground in order to protect people from attack. 鹿砦

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A palisade is a high cliff or a line of high cliffs, especially alongside a river or a coastline. (河边或海边的)绝壁 [美国英语]

  例：

  ...the lofty palisade of black granite cliffs that ran parallel to the shore.

  ...与岸平行巍峨的黑色花岗岩悬崖峭壁。

  例：

  We flew north up the Hudson with its purple palisades.

  我们向北飞上有着紫色绝壁的哈德森山。