abatis

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

[edit] English

Wikisource
See also the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica's article on:
Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Drawing of an abatis.

[edit] Alternative forms

[edit] Etymology

French abatis, abattis, "mass of things beaten or cut down", from abattre. See abate.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /æbətiː/

[edit] Noun

abatis (plural abatis or abatises)

  1. A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy.

[edit] Translations

means of defense

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Verb

abatis

  1. Second-person singular present subjunctive form of abatre.

[edit] Ido

[edit] Verb

abatis

  1. past of abatar
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=abatis&oldid=15971065"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Views
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox
In other languages