- plural of cheval-de-frise.
chevaux-de-frise
Americannoun
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Abatis, chevaux-de-frise, and wire entanglements were placed where thought to be advantageous for the defenders.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
On the right is a recessed window, through which the top of an old grey wall with chevaux-de-frise and foliage above can be seen.
From The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts by Anstey, F.
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 Trumble, Alfred
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 Drake, Samuel Adams
While the fort was thus menaced, the chevaux-de-frise had again proved inefficient.
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
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