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chevaux-de-frise

 
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Sharply pointed nails or spikes set into the top of a barrier.

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Defensive arrangement of sharp obstacles set in the ground before a fortification to deter or slow a frontal assault.

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A kind of defensive work comprising a series of closely set wooden spikes or upright stones that served to impede a cavalry charge or hamper the use of hand weapons such as slings and swords. Mainly found outside the ramparts of Iron Age hillfort in northern Europe.
WordNet: chevaux-de-frise
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Meaning #1: defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry
  Synonym: cheval-de-frise

 
 

 

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