impalement

Definition of Impalement in English :

1. impalement

the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Impalement

verb (transitive)

1. (often foll by on, upon, or with)

to pierce with a sharp instrument

they impaled his severed head on a spear

2. archaic

to enclose with pales or fencing; fence in

3. heraldry

to charge (a shield) with two coats of arms placed side by side

verb transitiveWord forms: imˈpaled or imˈpaling

1. Rare

to surround with or as with a palisade

2.

a.

to pierce through with, or fix on, something pointed; transfix

b.

to punish or torture by fixing on a stake

3.

to make helpless, as if fixed on a stake

impaled by her glance

4. Heraldry

to join (two coats of arms) side by side on one shield

tr.v. im·paled, im·pal·ing, im·pales also em·paled or em·pal·ing or em·pales

1. To pierce with a sharp stake or point.

2. To torture or kill by impaling.