Palanka

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Palanka \Pa*lan"ka\ (p[.a]*l[.a][ng]"k[.a]), n. [Cf. It., Pg., &
     Sp. palanca, fr. L. palanga, phalanga a pole, Gr. fa`lagx.]
     (Mil.)
     A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier
     fortresses.
     [1913 Webster]