Abatis
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- abattis
- possessive
- Abatis's
- pluralpossessive
- Abatises'