χ96Χάραξ
palisade; stake
In the masculine [it means] an army camp. "The Greeks consider this to be the best stake, one which has the most and the largest projections around its base; whereas amongst Romans stakes have two or three 'wings'."…
Χάραξ· ἀρσενικῶς τὸ στρατόπεδον. ὅτι οἱ Ἕλληνες τοῦτον ἡγοῦνται χάρακα ἄριστον, ὃς ἂν ἔχῃ πλείστας ἐκφύσεις καὶ μεγάλας πέριξ τοῦ πρέμνου· παρὰ δὲ Ῥωμαίοις δύο κεραίας ἢ τρεῖς…