cheval-de-frise

[ shuh-val-duh-freez ]

/ ʃəˈvæl dəˈfriz /

noun, plural che·vaux-de-frise [shuh-voh-duh-freez]. /ʃəˈvoʊ dəˈfriz/. Usually chevaux-de-frise.

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.

Origin of cheval-de-frise

1680–90; <French; literally, horse of Friesland, so called because first used by Frisians

Words nearby cheval-de-frise

cheth, Chetnik, chetrum, Chetumal, cheval de bataille, cheval-de-frise, chevalet, cheval glass, chevalier, Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen

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Example sentences from the Web for cheval-de-frise

There is a low wall there, and a cheval-de-frise on the top of it.
With Frederick the Great|G. A. Henty
A cheval-de-frise consists of a horizontal piece of timber armed with wooden or iron lances, which project some eight or ten feet.
Elements of Military Art and Science|Henry Wager Halleck
These must be sharpened, and as the walls are built, fixed among the stones so as to make a cheval-de-frise.
Won by the Sword|G.A. Henty
He looked again and saw a great htel, surrounded by a high wall, along the top of which, ran a cheval-de-frise.
The Grey Cloak|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for cheval-de-frise

cheval-de-frise

/ (ʃəˌvældəˈfriːz) /

noun plural chevaux-de-frise (ʃəˌvəʊdəˈfriːz)

a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry

a row of spikes or broken glass set as an obstacle on top of a wall

Word Origin for cheval-de-frise

C17: from French, literally: horse from Friesland (where it was first used)

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单词	cheval-de-frise
释义	cheval-de-frise [ shuh-val-duh-freez ] / ʃəˈvæl dəˈfriz / noun, plural che·vaux-de-frise [shuh-voh-duh-freez]. /ʃəˈvoʊ dəˈfriz/. Usually chevaux-de-frise. 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. Origin of cheval-de-frise 1680–90; <French; literally, horse of Friesland, so called because first used by Frisians Words nearby cheval-de-frise cheth, Chetnik, chetrum, Chetumal, cheval de bataille, cheval-de-frise, chevalet, cheval glass, chevalier, Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cheval-de-frise There is a low wall there, and a cheval-de-frise on the top of it. With Frederick the Great\|G. A. Henty A cheval-de-frise consists of a horizontal piece of timber armed with wooden or iron lances, which project some eight or ten feet. Elements of Military Art and Science\|Henry Wager Halleck These must be sharpened, and as the walls are built, fixed among the stones so as to make a cheval-de-frise. Won by the Sword\|G.A. Henty He looked again and saw a great htel, surrounded by a high wall, along the top of which, ran a cheval-de-frise. The Grey Cloak\|Harold MacGrath British Dictionary definitions for cheval-de-frise cheval-de-frise / (ʃəˌvældəˈfriːz) / noun plural chevaux-de-frise (ʃəˌvəʊdəˈfriːz) a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry a row of spikes or broken glass set as an obstacle on top of a wall Word Origin for cheval-de-frise C17: from French, literally: horse from Friesland (where it was first used) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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