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Palisades
Palisades cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). The Palisades, rising vertically from close to the water's edge, are the margin of a sill of diabase, formed by the intrusion of molten material, which hardened into a great sheet. Slow cooling developed the columnar structure; uplift and faulting occurred, it is believed, at the close of the Triassic period, and centuries of erosion exposed the cliffs. A large part of the most scenic section is embraced in the Palisades Interstate Parks (c.81,000 acres/32,800 hectares), a chain of hilly, wooded recreational areas lying along the west bank of the Hudson between Fort Lee, N.J., and Bear Mt., N.Y. There are scenic roads, trails for hikers, campgrounds, and facilities for winter and summer sports. |
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"Palisades." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Palisades." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Palisade.html "Palisades." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Palisade.html |
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pal·i·sade / ˌpaləˈsād/ • n. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense. ∎ hist. a strong pointed wooden stake fixed deeply in the ground with others in a close row, used as a defense. ∎ (palisades) a line of high cliffs. ∎ (the Palisades) a ridge of high basalt cliffs that line the western side of the Hudson River, in New Jersey and in New York, beginning across from New York City in New Jersey and extending north to Newburgh in New York. • v. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (palisaded) enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade. |
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"palisade." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "palisade." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-palisade.html "palisade." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-palisade.html |
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palisade.
1. Fence of stakes fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure for defence. 2. Fence of iron railings. 3. Light fence, or trelliswork on which trees and shrubs are trained in espalier fashion. 4. Row of trees or shrubs forming a dense barrier of hedge (palissade in French), either solid, pierced with openings, or with the trunks bare and trimmed, but the upper foliage solid, treated as espalier-work or pleached (intertwined or tangled) to create a solid green barrier. 5. Row of deciduous trees with pleached branches. Bibliography Goulty (1991) |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "palisade." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "palisade." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-palisade.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "palisade." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-palisade.html |
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palisade ˌpæləˈsād n.
1. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense. 2. a strong pointed wooden stake fixed deeply in the ground with others in a close row, used as a defense. v. (palisaded) enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade. |
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"palisade." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "palisade." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-palisade.html "palisade." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-palisade.html |
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Palisade
Palisadeanything resembling or likened to a row of stakes. Examples : palisade of cliffs, 1850; of ice-pinnacles, 1871; of mountains, 1865; of shrubs; of stakes, 1832; of stiff hairs, 1713; of teeth, 1796; of trees. |
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"Palisade." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Palisade." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301064.html "Palisade." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301064.html |
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palisade (palisade mesophyll) See mesophyll.
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"palisade." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "palisade." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-palisade.html "palisade." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-palisade.html |
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palisade •abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, persuade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, spade, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade
•nightshade • renegade • decade
•Medicaid • motorcade • switchblade
•Adelaide • accolade • rollerblade
•marmalade • razor blade • handmaid
•barmaid • Teasmade • milkmaid
•dairymaid • bridesmaid • housemaid
•chambermaid
•parlourmaid (US parlormaid)
•mermaid • nursemaid • escapade
•ram raid • centigrade • multigrade
•comrade • retrograde • lampshade
•eyeshade • sunshade
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Palisades •adze (US adz)
•Everglades • Palisades
•Leeds • proceeds • Perseids
•Geminids
•besides, ides
•upsides • Mods • towards • Rhodes
•crossroads • Lloyd's • adenoids
•goods, Woods
•backwoods • suds • soapsuds
•Richards • innards • backwards
•Edwards • inwards • forwards
•downwards • outwards • afterwards
•Fields, Shields
•Bluefields • Reynolds • Sands
•badlands • odds and ends • calends
•zounds • Falklands
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