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    CHEVAL-DE-FRISE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: chevaux-de-frise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalryplay

    Synonyms:

    cheval-de-frise; chevaux-de-frise

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("cheval-de-frise" is a kind of...):

    defence; defense; defensive structure (a structure used to defend against attack)

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