abatis
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[edit] English
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[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)
- 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
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[edit] Verb
abatis
- Second-person singular present subjunctive form of abatre.
[edit] Ido
[edit] Verb
abatis
- past of abatar