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ABATIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abatis mean?
• ABATIS (noun)
The noun ABATIS has 1 sense:
1. a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
Familiarity information: ABATIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
abatis; abattis
Hypernyms ("abatis" is a kind of...):
line of defence; line of defense (defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack)
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