estacade

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estacade - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Estacade \Es`ta*cade"\, n. [F.; cf. It. steccata, Sp. estacada.
     Cf. Stake.] (Mil.)
     A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the
     approach of an enemy. Estafet