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abatis

a·ba·tis

abatis

 
pronunciation:
ae b tihs
part of speech: noun
inflections: abatis, abatises
definition: an obstacle constructed by bending and sharpening the branches of trees or implanting sharpened limbs in a soil barricade, sometimes interlaced with barbed wire.
One group of soldiers worked at dismantling the abatis with axes.