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
   - abatis

Derived forms: abattises

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

Encyclopedia: Abattis

• mouse-sized
• mouse-tooth forceps
• mousehole tree
• mouselike
• mousepad
• mouser
• mousetrap
• mousey
• moussaka
• mousse
• mousseline de sole
• Moussorgsky
• moustache
• moustache cup
• moustachio
• mousy
• mouth
• mouth bow
• mouth harp
• mouth hole
• mouth off
• mouth organ
• mouth-to-mouth
• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
• mouth-watering