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cheval-de-frise

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HYPHEN

che=val-de-frise

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cheval-de-frise has 1 sense

cheval-de-frise(n = noun.artifact) chevaux-de-frise - defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry;

is a kind of defence, defense, defensive structure

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cheval-de-frise, n. [F.; cheval horse + Frise Friesland, where it was first used.].

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. [1913 Webster]

"Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise." [1913 Webster]