chevaux-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

   Synonymscheval-de-frise

   Broaderdefensive structure

Questions about chevaux-de-frise

What does chevaux-de-frise mean?

chevaux-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 chevaux-de-frise?

chevaux-de-frise has 4 syllables: che-vaux--de--frise. The stress falls on "vaux-".

What is another word for chevaux-de-frise?

Close synonyms include cheval-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.