- 1. n. A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc. Source: opted
- 2. n. defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry Source: wordnet
- 3. A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc. Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise. W. Irving. Source: webster
- 4. A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointedspikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage,stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc.Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise. W. Irving. Source: adambom
- 5. n. defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry Source: ecdict
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