cheval-de-frise

1. 1.

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

   Synonymschevaux-de-frise

   Broaderdefensive structure

Questions about cheval-de-frise

What does cheval-de-frise mean?

cheval-de-frise means "defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry".

How many syllables are in cheval-de-frise?

cheval-de-frise has 4 syllables: che-val--de--frise. The stress falls on "val-".

What is another word for cheval-de-frise?

Close synonyms include chevaux-de-frise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cheval-de-frise a common word?

cheval-de-frise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.