Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cheval-de-frise

1 sense of cheval-de-frise

Sense 1
cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise -- (defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry)
       => defensive structure, defense, defence -- (a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses")