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stockaded

/stɑˈkeɪdɪd/ /stəˈkeɪdɪd/

Meanings
verb
To enclose in a stockade.

Examples :

"The pioneers stockaded their village to protect it from wild animals. "
architecture military building

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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wild noun

/waɪld/

The undomesticated state of a wild animal

"The zoo's collection of animals included many examples of the wild. "

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their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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pioneers noun

/ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz/ /ˌpaɪəˈnɪərz/

One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.

"The pioneers who started the community garden worked hard to clear the land and now everyone can grow vegetables there. "

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protect verb

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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stockade noun

/ˌstɒˈkeɪd/ /ˌstɑˈkeɪd/

An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts

"The school's playground was surrounded by a sturdy stockade to keep the children safe. "

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animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

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village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

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enclose verb

/ənˈkloʊz/ /ɪnˈkləʊz/ /ɪnˈkloʊz/

To surround with a wall, fence, etc.

"to enclose lands"