‖Pa‐lan″ka (pȧ‐lȧṉ″kȧ), n. [Cf. It., Pg., & Sp. palanca, fr. L. palanga, phalanga a pole, Gr. φάλαγξ.] (Mil.) A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.