chevaux-de-frise
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Chevaux De Frise — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cheval, frise et Cheval de frise. Chevaux de fri … Wikipédia en Français
Chevaux de frise — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cheval, frise et Cheval de frise. Chevaux de fri … Wikipédia en Français
Chevaux de Frise — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cheval, frise et Cheval de frise. Chevaux de frise en bois utilisés pendant le siège de Peters … Wikipédia en Français
Chevaux-de-frise — Cheval de frise Che*val de frise , n.; commonly used in the pl. {Chevaux de frise}. [F.; cheval horse + Frise Friesland, where it was first used.] (Mil.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron pointed spikes or spears, five or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chevaux-de-frise — noun defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cheval de frise • Hypernyms: ↑defensive structure, ↑defense, ↑defence * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
chevaux-de-frise — che•vaux de frise [[t]ʃəˈvoʊ dəˈfriz[/t]] n. mil for pl. of cheval de frise … From formal English to slang
chevaux-de-frise — che·vaux de frise … English syllables
CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE — a military fence composed of a beam or a bar armed with long spikes, literally Friesland horses, having been first used in Friesland … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
chevaux de frise — n. mobile obstacle such as a sawhorse covered barbed wire or spikes used to block the enemy from advancing … English contemporary dictionary
Chevaux-de-Frise — ♦ Plank or beam covered with iron spikes projecting at all angles, originally designed as a defence against cavalry. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 247) … Medieval glossary
