chevaux-de-frise

American  

[shuh-voh-duh-freez] / ʃəˈvoʊ dəˈfriz /

noun

1. plural of cheval-de-frise.

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Example Sentences

The chevaux-de-frise in the river had been constructed under his superintendence.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

Then he made a rough circular wall around the camp enclosure, using rails and sleepers and a number of trucks, defending the whole circuit with a chevaux-de-frise made of branches lopped from the neighbouring woods.

From Swift and Sure by Strang, Herbert

He assisted in devising plans for obstructing the channel of the Delaware River, and the chevaux-de-frise, as they were called, which were placed in the water were largely of his design.

From The True Benjamin Franklin by Fisher, Sydney George

The works at Billingsport had been attacked and destroyed, and some of the enemy's ships had forced their way through the chevaux-de-frise placed there.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

In moving into position the place was found to be well protected by a heavy abatis and chevaux-de-frise, from point to point, above and below the fortress.

From Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles by McElroy, John