CHEVAL-DE-FRISE


Meaning of CHEVAL-DE-FRISE in English

shə|valdə|frēz noun

also che·vaux-de-frise -|vōd-

( plural chevaux-de-frise -|vōd-)

Etymology: French, literally, horse or horses from Friesland; from its being first used there

1. : a piece of timber or an iron barrel from which iron-pointed spikes, spears, or pointed poles project five or six feet long, used in warfare to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede cavalry — usually used in plural

2. : a protecting line of sharp points (as of spikes or nails) set firmly into the top of a fence or wall — usually used in plural

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