Found 2 items, similar to Impalement.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: impalement impalement n : the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
English → English (gcide) Definition: Impalement Impalement \Im*pale"ment\, n. 1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. --Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. --H. Brooke. [1913 Webster] 3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. (Her.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3. [1913 Webster]