Prison vs Stockade - What's the difference?
prison | stockade |
A place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
(uncountable) Confinement in prison.
(colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts
(colloquial) a military prison
To enclose in a stockade.
In colloquial terms the difference between prison and stockade
is that prison is any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home while stockade is a military prison.In transitive terms the difference between prison and stockade
is that prison is to imprison while stockade is to enclose in a stockade.prison
English
(wikipedia prison)Noun
- The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
- Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
- The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
