Cheval-de-frise (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural che·vaux-de-frise [shuh-voh-duh-freez]. /ʃəˈvoʊ dəˈfriz/. Usually chevaux-de-frise.
  1. a portable obstacle, usually a sawhorse, covered with projecting spikes or barbed wire, for military use in closing a passage, breaking in a defensive wall, etc.
noun plural chevaux-de-frise (ʃəˌvəʊdəˈfriːz)
  1. a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry
  2. a row of spikes or broken glass set as an obstacle on top of a wall
Cheval-de-frise (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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