cheval-de-frise

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There is a low wall there, and a cheval-de-frise on the top of it.

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  1. noun An obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame, used to block enemy advancement.
  2. noun An obstacle made of jagged glass or spikes set into masonry on top of a wall.

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  1. French, Frisian horse (from its use in Friesland to compensate for a lack of cavalry) : cheval, horse + de, of + Frise, Friesland.
 

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/ʃəˈvældəˈfriz/
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