a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
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abatis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abattis |
| Type of | line of defence, line of defense |
Examples of abatis
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The abatis was built from the felled trees that were arranged as a barricade.
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And they had significant difficulty pushing through the strong Osage-orange abatis.
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An advance guard from Curtis's brigade used axes to cut through the palisades and abatis.
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They hacked through the abatis, crossed a ditch and climbed the parapet into the redoubt.
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Dunovant's men advanced as far as the ditch and abatis, but were driven back by heavy fire.
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In the southeast portion of the line, Osage-orange shrubs formed almost impenetrable abatis.
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The French began to hack at the abatis and a Hessian sentry came out and asked who was there.
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Abatis lines began appearing in southern Rus'in the 13th century.
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The width of the abatis mounts up to several hundred meters.
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- Abattis: a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
- Abatis, abattis, or abbattis ("abattre un arbre" means in French "to fell a tree" , and in an untidy way) is a term in field fortification for an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the sharpened tops directed outwards, towards the enemy. ...
- A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy
- One of the oldest forms of defense for fortifications, the abatis is an arrangement of felled trees, with the branches facing outward from the defending position to impede the charging enemy.
- A vehicular obstacle constructed by felling trees (leaving a 1- to 2-meter stump above the ground on both sides of a road, trail, gap, or defile) so that they fall, interlocked, toward the expected direction of enemy approach. ...
- Barricade of felled trees with their branches towards the attack and sharpened (primitive version of "barbed wire").
- An obstacle created by felling trees so that the trunks lie across a road or trail and impede movement.
- A defensive barricade or row of obstructions made up of closely spaced felled trees, their tops toward the enemy, their branches trimmed to points and interlaced where possible.
- A defensive obstacle formed from rows of sharpened tree branches projecting outward toward the enemy; during WWII, they were nicknamed "Rommel's Asparagus". See PUNJI STAKE, FRAISE, CALTROP, HEDGEHOG, BOLLARD, DRAGON'S TEETH. [cf: palisade]
