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aba·tis or abattis ab′·at·tis (abə tis, -tē′)

noun pl. abatis ab′a·tis or abattis ab′·at·tis (-tis, -tēz′)

a barricade of felled trees, with branches pointed toward the enemy: now often reinforced with barbed wire

Etymology: Fr < OFr abateïs < abattre: see abate

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