Abatis synonyms
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abattis
Alternative spelling of abatis.
circumvallation
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment.
contravallation
A fortification built around a sieged target by the besiegers.
A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.
fieldwork
Any temporary fortification, as an earthen barrier, made by troops in the field
fortalice
A fortress
tenaille
(Military, historical) An outwork in the main ditch of a fortification, in front of the curtain, between two bastions.
vallation
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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