Definition of Abattes
{ Ab"a*tis, Aba"t*tis, } (ăb"&adot;*t&ibreve;s;
French &adot;`b&adot;`tē") n. [F.
abatis, abattis, mass of things beaten or cut down, fr.
abattre. See Abate.] (Fort.) A means of defense
formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and
directed outwards, or against the enemy.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Spelling variant of abatis
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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