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PRONUNCIATION OF CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE

chevaux-de-frise  [ʃəˌvəʊdəˈfriːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE

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Chevaux-De-Frise is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chevaux-de-frise

Cheval de frise

The cheval de frise was a medieval defensive anti-cavalry measure consisting of a portable frame covered with many projecting long iron or wooden spikes or spears. They were principally intended as an anti-cavalry obstacle but could also be moved quickly to help block a breach in another barrier. They remained in occasional use until they were replaced by wire obstacles just after the American Civil War. During the Civil War, the Confederates used this type barrier more often than the Union forces. During World War I, armies used chevaux de frise to temporarily plug gaps in barbed wire. Chevaux de frise of barbed wire were used in jungle fighting on south Pacific islands during World War II. The term is also applied to defensive works comprising a series of closely set upright stones found outside the ramparts of Iron Age hillforts in northern Europe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE


antifreeze
ˈæntɪˌfriːz
Ares
ˈɛəriːz
Aries
ˈɛəriːz
breeze
briːz
cheval-de-frise
ʃəˌvældəˈfriːz
crise
kriːz
deepfreeze
ˌdiːpˈfriːz
defreeze
diːˈfriːz
duty-frees
ˌdjuːtɪˈfriːz
enfreeze
ɪnˈfriːz
freeze
friːz
frieze
friːz
fris
friːz
frize
friːz
imprese
ɪmˈpriːz
prefreeze
priːˈfriːz
refreeze
riːˈfriːz
reprise
rɪˈpriːz
series
ˈsɪəriːz
unfreeze
ʌnˈfriːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE

cheval glass
cheval-de-frise
chevalet
chevalier
chevelure
cheven
cheverel
chevesaile
chevet
chevied
chevies
cheville
Cheviot
Cheviot Hills
chevisance
Chevra Kadisha
chevre
chevret
chevrette
chevron

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE

arise
authorise
bichon frise
brise
cerise
characterise
comprise
earthrise
emprise
enterprise
grise
high-rise
low-rise
moonrise
prise
public enterprise
rise
sunrise
surprise
terrorise

Synonyms and antonyms of chevaux-de-frise in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «chevaux-de-frise» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of chevaux-de-frise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

chevaux -DE-雄犬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chevaux -de - frise
570 millions of speakers

English

chevaux-de-frise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chevaux -de- frize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chevaux دي فرسيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Chevaux - де - фризе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chevaux -de -frise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chevaux-দ্য-frize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chevaux de frise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chevaux-de-frize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chevaux -de- frise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chevaux ·ド·フリーゼ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chevaux 드 frize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chevaux-de-frize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chevaux -de- frise
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chevaux-டி-frize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेवॉ-डी-फ्रिझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chevaux-de-frise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chevaux - de - frise
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chevaux - de - frise
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Chevaux -де -фрізе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chevaux -de- frise
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chevaux - de - frize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chevaux -de- frize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Chevaux -de- frise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chevaux -de - frise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chevaux-de-frise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE»

The term «chevaux-de-frise» is used very little and occupies the 158.659 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chevaux-de-frise

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE»

Discover the use of chevaux-de-frise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chevaux-de-frise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calligrammes:
Pendant le blanc et nocturne novembre Alors que les arbres déchiquetés par l' artillerie Vieillissaient encore sous la neige Et semblaient à peine des chevaux de frise Entourés de vagues de fils de fer Mon coeur renaissait comme un arbre au ...
Guillaume Apollinaire, 1980
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Chaining the Hudson: The Fight for the River in the American ...
Pollepel. Island's. Chevaux-de-Frise. (1776-1777). /// which General Schuyler urges construction of additional underwater defenses farther up the Hudson — and after a little revolutionary infighting, a new line 0/ chevaux-de-frise is built and ...
Lincoln Diamant, 2004
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American Civil War Fortifications (2): Land and Field ...
Later in the war, Major James C. Duane, US Engineers, reported that portions of the Federal abatis between batteries 11 and 12 outside Petersburg had been " taken away by the pickets for fire-wood." Chevaux-de-frise An obstacle called ...
Ron Field, 2013
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Iron Age Hillforts in Britain and Beyond
One of the more impressive examples of chevaux-de-frise in Wales, at Peny-Gaer , Llanbedr-y-Cennin, Caernarvonshire (RCAHMWM 1956: no. 315), was evidently radically modified when the construction of an the outer rampart on the south ...
Dennis Harding, 2012
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Instruction in fortification, military engineering, and ...
CROWS FEET. PALISADES.' FRAISES. CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE. 97 When applied to the escarp, they should be inclined downwards to allow shells to be Applied to rolled over into the ditch. They should project 5 feet from the escarp, and should ...
Woolwich roy. military acad, 1871
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History of the British Standing Army.
Turnpikcs are otherwise “ called chevaux de frise.” General Mackay, writing under the dateof 1689 respecting his campaign in Scotland, says "Q . . . . “ palisades, chevaux de “ frise, with the further necessaries to attend him where he was “ to ...
Clifford Walton
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From Chiefdom to State in Early Ireland
I Excavated cuttings @100!“ Figure 3.13. Excavation plan of Dun Aonghasa, Inis Mor, Co. Galway (from Cotter 1996; Fig. 1). double-belt of chevauX-de-frise ( Figure 3.12). ChevauX-de-frise are a field of stone orthostats propped upright that  ...
D. Blair Gibson, 2012
8
Fortification for officers of the army and students of ...
In such a position it is called a tambour. 3. Chevaux-de-Frise. — A cheval-de-frtse consists of a substantial piece of timber called the barrel, pierced through its scantling in alternate directions, and having long stakes or spears of ash, or other  ...
Henry Yule (sir.), 1851
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Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, ...
In one of his treatises, he describes the chevaux-de-frise, which were pieces of timber or logs about a half foot in diameter and 10 feet in length. Sunk into the log are closely spaced, perpendicular rows of sharpened wooden stakes, 10 feet ...
‎2014
10
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
_ i- i — • • , mm xii-ii tuc n grf* landers hive stung down their muskets, and are running upon us with their swords and targets, then our laid foremost rank are to retire into % interstices between the chevaux de frise, and sir instantly down upon  ...

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chevaux-de-frise is used in the context of the following news items.
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Emergency works carried out at Dun Aengus monument
The Chevaux-de-Frise is a mode of defence designed to thwart an attack. It consists of large, sharp limestone slabs sticking out from the ground ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
2
This week in history: British brutality followed the fall of Badajoz
... burned by fire-balls and knocked over by powder barrels, coming up against the chevaux-de-frise made from Spanish sword blades, carrying ... «Deseret News, Apr 15»
3
Archaeological dig planned for Glouco site of 1777 battle
The forts' artillery fire along with chevaux-de-frise - iron-tipped logs set in the river to sink or disable enemy ships - prevented a dozen British ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
4
Sherman's March at 150: 5 questions and answers
This 1865 stereograph provided by the Library of Congress shows abandoned artillery and chevaux-de-frise on parapet of Fort Sumter, S.C. On ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Nov 14»
5
War and rumors of war: Spring 1864 brought new struggles …
Confederate palisades and chevaux-de-frise near the Potter house outside of Atlanta, Ga. (George N. Barnard/Library of Congress). «Knoxville News Sentinel, May 14»
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Fort Montgomery reenacts bloody 1777 battle this Saturday
... the Americans placed obstacles across it: first a chevaux-de-frise (an arrangement of logs sunk underwater), intended to sink British ships, ... «Almanac Weekly, Oct 12»
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Rewriting History: After nearly three decades, Charleston updates its …
There was no such tax.The term Chevaux-de-Frise does not mean "hair standing on end." The French term literally means "Frisian Horse" and ... «Charleston Post Courier, Dec 11»
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The Kepharts: Thaddeus Kosciuszko, engineer of Fort Billings
Fort Billings was meant to provide cover for the under water obstacles called "chevaux-de-frise," which means iron horses in French. «Gloucester County Times - NJ.com, Jul 10»
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Louis Andriessen: De Staat
De Staat is reminiscent sometimes of Barry's Chevaux-de-frise, a work premiered at the Proms at the Albert Hall in 1988, to the disdain of some ... «Musical Criticism, Sep 08»

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