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Definition: ESTACADE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the approach of an enemy.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Estacade" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references)

Etymology:Estacade \Es`ta*cade"\, noun. [French expression; compare to Italian expression steccata, Spanish estacada. Compare to Stake.]. (references)

Definition: ESTACADE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the approach of an enemy.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ESTACADE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references)

Etymology:Estacade \Es`ta*cade"\, noun. [French expression; compare to Italian expression steccata, Spanish estacada. Compare to Stake.]. (references)