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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. Instrument of Jesus' crucifixion - Wikipedia

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    The Koine Greek terms used in the New Testament of the structure on which Jesus died are stauros (σταυρός) and xylon (ξύλον).These words, which can refer to many different things, do not indicate the precise shape of the structure; scholars have long known that the Greek word stauros and the Latin word crux did not uniquely mean a cross, but could also be used to refer to one, and ...

  4. Multiple edges - Wikipedia

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    Multiple edges joining two vertices. In graph theory, multiple edges (also called parallel edges or a multi-edge), are, in an undirected graph, two or more edges that are incident to the same two vertices, or in a directed graph, two or more edges with both the same tail vertex and the same head vertex.

  5. Stake - Wikipedia

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    Archer's stake, a defensive stake carried by medieval longbowmen; Survey stakes, markers used by surveyors; Sudis (stake) (Latin for "stake"), a fortification carried by Roman legionaries; Torture stake, a method of execution similar to crucifixion, tying or nailing the victim to an upright pole in lieu of a cross; Steel fence post, a kind of stake

  6. Cheval de frise - Wikipedia

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    The invention of the cheval de frise is attributed to ancient China. The concept of using a defensive obstacle made of wooden or metal stakes predates its use in Europe. Historical records suggest that similar types of defensive barriers, known as "teng pai" or "mó pai", were used in China as early as the 4th century BC.

  7. Punji stick - Wikipedia

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    The punji stick or punji stake is a type of booby trapped stake. It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo , which is sharpened, heated, and usually set in a hole. Punji sticks are usually deployed in substantial numbers. [ 1 ]