chevaux-de-frise

[ shuh-voh-duh-freez ]

noun

1. plural of cheval-de-frise.

Example Sentences

The more you insist, the more she erects bastions of ignorance, the more she isolates herself by chevaux-de-frise.

From Project Gutenberg

To the left and below was the river, roaring, hissing, and foaming through its chevaux-de-frise of rocks.

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On the right is a recessed window, through which the top of an old grey wall with chevaux-de-frise and foliage above can be seen.

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Black decaying trunks of trees stood up at various angles, often bristling with dead branches like chevaux-de-frise.

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On the landward side were heavy earthworks, abatis, and sharp pointed chevaux-de-frise.

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