cheval-de-frise
noun
che·val-de-frise
shə-ˌval-də-ˈfrēz 
plural chevaux-de-frise
shə-ˌvō-də-ˈfrēz
1
: a defense consisting typically of a timber or an iron barrel covered with projecting spikes and often strung with barbed wire
2
: a protecting line (as of spikes) on top of a wall
—usually used in plural
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“Cheval-de-frise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheval-de-frise. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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