Abatis
[æbәtis]
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Abattis
Editor: Val
Definition
n.sing. and pl. (fort.) a rampart of trees felled and laid side by side with the branches towards the enemy.
Typist: Tabitha
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. Rubbish in front of a fort to prevent the rubbish outside from molesting the rubbish inside.
Editor: Lorna
Examples
- He also carried in and made an abatis between himself and the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Lieutenant Charpentier ordered a clearing made and a circular abatis of underbrush constructed about the camp. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The entire side of this ravine next to the works was one long abatis. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The limbs had been trimmed and pointed, and thus formed an abatis in front of the greater part of the line. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Checker: Rowena