CHEVAL-DE-FRISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: chevaux-de-frise   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry

Synonyms:

cheval-de-frise; chevaux-de-frise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cheval-de-frise" is a kind of...):

defence; defense; defensive structure (a structure used to defend against attack)

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