palisade
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At Amnya, her team also noted a possible sign of social stratification, another development often linked to agriculture: a cluster of houses that sat, undefended, outside the palisade.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023
Eight stories tall, Solaris features a sleek palisade of broad teak-covered decks suitable for hosting a horde of well-heeled partygoers.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2022
Sometime in the 1930s, the Hungarian photographer Anna Barna shot “Onlooker,” a picture of a boy standing on a chair seen from behind as he peers over a palisade.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2021
The fort, reconstructed with new logs and asphalt shingles, sits on the US side of the line now, and an American flag flew behind the log palisade.
From The Guardian • May 27, 2020
At the same time the palisade was also intended to welcome the citizenry—anyone could freely pass through its dozen or so wide gates.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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