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Stockade

A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification.

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Camp 76% connected

The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.

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Fence 76% connected

That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.

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Fortification 76% connected

The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.

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Munition 76% connected

Fortification; stronghold.

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Palisade 76% connected

A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground…

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Surround 76% connected

To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

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Wall 76% connected

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

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Stress noun · 85% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Floor noun · 85% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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Level noun · 85% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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Storey noun · 85% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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Story noun · 85% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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Attic noun · 84% connection

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

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Basement noun · 84% connection

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

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Cellar noun · 84% connection

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

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Entresol noun · 84% connection

intermediate floor just above the ground floor

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Garret noun · 84% connection

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

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Loft noun · 84% connection

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

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Mezzanine noun · 84% connection

intermediate floor just above the ground floor

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Cellarage noun · 83% connection

a storage area in a cellar

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Cockloft noun · 83% connection

a small loft or garret

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Hayloft noun · 83% connection

a loft in a barn where hay is stored

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Haymow noun · 83% connection

a loft in a barn where hay is stored

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Mow noun · 83% connection

a loft in a barn where hay is stored

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Abatis noun · 78% connection

a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed towar…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: line, stout, posts, timbers, firmly.
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Abattis noun · 78% connection

a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed towar…

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Against preposition · 78% connection

From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.

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Alignment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…

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Barbette noun · 78% connection

A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.

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Barricade noun · 78% connection

A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy.…

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Boom noun · 78% connection

A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating aw…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: line, stout, posts, timbers, firmly.
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Boulter noun · 78% connection

A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached.

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Breastwork noun · 78% connection

A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material.

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Bunker noun · 78% connection

a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground

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Circus noun · 78% connection

A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengt…

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Close-fights n. pl. · 78% connection

Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -…

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Cordon noun · 78% connection

A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.

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