Definitions for: Cheval-de-frise


[n] defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry



Webster (1913) Definition: Che*val"-de-frise", n.; commonly used in the
pl. Chevaux-de-frise. [F.; cheval horse + Frise Friesland,
where it was first used.] (Mil.)
A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with
iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to
defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of
cavalry, etc.

Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise. --W.
Irving.

Synonyms: chevaux-de-frise

See Also: defence, defense, defensive structure

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