- plural of cheval-de-frise.
chevaux-de-frise
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The view from the barred windows of the uppermost rooms was cut off by the higher line of the wall topped with its chevaux-de-frise.
From In Jail with Charles Dickens by Alfred Trumble
Such a chevaux-de-frise would defend a trench against the most courageous regiment.
From Jungle Peace by William Beebe
The men in the pass twisted the pine-boughs and snagged the trunks to form a rough chevaux-de-frise.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by John Trevena
Arrived here, the fugitives must ascend the counterscarp, and cross the chevaux-de-frise with which it was furnished.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
With this I could have brought her up on open ground, but we were running up a narrow lane, and on each side was a treble row of magueys, forming a most fearful-looking chevaux-de-frise!
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid
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