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  2. Palisade - Wikipedia

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    Reconstruction of a palisade in a Celtic village at St Fagans National History Museum, Wales Reconstruction of a medieval palisade in Germany. A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a row of closely placed, high vertical standing tree trunks or wooden or iron stakes used as a fence for enclosure or as a defensive wall.

  3. Perimeter fence - Wikipedia

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    Demarcation of a perimeter, when the protection of assets, personnel or buildings is required, is normally affected by the building of a perimeter fence system. The level of protection offered varies according to the threat level to the perimeter. Different types of perimeter fencing include: Timber fencing; Palisade fencing; Welded wire mesh ...

  4. File:Fencing Classification Chart.pdf - Wikipedia

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  5. Defensive wall - Wikipedia

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    A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications such as curtain walls with towers, bastions and gates for access to the city. [1]

  6. Category:Fences - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Palisade; Perimeter fence; Pest-exclusion fence; Pet fence; Picket fence; Pipe and drape;

  7. Stockade - Wikipedia

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    The troops or settlers would build a stockade by clearing a space of woodland and using the trees whole or chopped in half, with one end sharpened on each.

  8. Barbed wire - Wikipedia

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    Barbed wire fences remain the standard fencing technology for enclosing cattle in most regions of the United States, but not all countries. The wire is aligned under tension between heavy, braced, fence posts (strainer posts) and then held at the correct height by being attached to wooden or steel fence posts , and/or with battens in between.

  9. The Pale - Wikipedia

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    The word pale, meaning a fence, is derived from the Latin word pālus, meaning "stake", specifically a stake used to support a fence. [2] A paling fence is made of pales ganged side by side, and the word palisade is derived from the same root. From this came the figurative meaning of "boundary".