Latin

Noun

Abatīs

1. dative plural of Abatos
2. ablative plural of Abatos

English

Drawing of an abatis.

Alternative forms

• abattis

Noun

abatis ‎(plural abatis or abatises)

1. A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire. [Mid 19^th century.]^[1]

Translations

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2

Catalan

Verb

abatis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of abatre

Ido

Verb

abatis

1. past of abatar

Portuguese

Noun

abatis m (plural abatises)

1. abatis (fortification formed by felled trees with sharpened branches)