Palanka /(pȧ*lȧṉ"kȧ)/

Pa·lan·ka

Palanka

n.

[Cf. It., Pg., & Sp. palanca, fr. L. palanga, phalanga a pole, Gr. fa`lagx.]

A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses. (Mil.)

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