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abatis

ab·a·tis [ ábbə t, ábbətiss, ə báttiss ] (plural ab·a·tis [ ábbə tz ] or ab·a·tis·es [ ábbətissəz, ə báttissəz ])


noun 
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barricade: a rampart made of felled trees placed so that their bent or sharpened branches face out toward the enemy

[Mid-18th century. < French< Old French abatre "beat down, fell" (see abate)]
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