1. A line of defence consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
   - abattis

Derived forms: abatises

Type of: line of defence [Brit, Cdn], line of defense [US]

Encyclopedia: Abatis

• drag down
• drag in
• drag one's feet
• drag one's heels
• drag out
• drag queen
• drag race
• drag racing
• drag through the mud
• drag up
• dragger
• dragging
• draggingly
• draggle
• draggled
• draggy
• dragnet
• dragoman
• dragon
• dragon arum
• dragon lizard
• dragon tree
• dragon's blood
• dragon's eye
• dragon's head