abatis

See also: Abatis and abatís

English

Drawing of an abatis.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French abatis, abattis (“mass of things beaten or cut down”), from abattre. See abate.

Pronunciation

Noun

abatis (plural abatis or abatises)

  1. A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire. [Mid 19th century.][1]

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References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 2

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

abatis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of abatre

Ido

Verb

abatis

  1. past of abatar

Portuguese

Noun

abatis m (plural abatises)

  1. abatis (fortification formed by felled trees with sharpened branches)
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