‖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.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.