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a·ba·tis
 abatis
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- pronunciation:
- ae
b
tihs
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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. |
| related words: |
barricade |
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