Usually means: Spiked obstacle against cavalry charges.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word cheval de frise:

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  1. cheval-de-frise: Merriam-Webster
  2. cheval-de-frise: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cheval-de-frise: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. cheval-de-frise, cheval-de-frise: Collins English Dictionary
  5. cheval-de-frise: Vocabulary.com
  6. cheval-de-frise: Wordnik
  7. cheval de frise: Wiktionary
  8. cheval-de-frise: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. cheval-de-frise: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Cheval-de-frise, cheval-de-frise, cheval de frise: Dictionary.com
  11. cheval de frise: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Cheval de frise: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Cheval-de-frise: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. cheval-de-frise: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. cheval-de-frise: Rhymezone
  16. Cheval-de-frise: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. cheval-de-frise: FreeDictionary.org
  18. cheval-de-frise: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. cheval-de-frise: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cheval-de-frise: A Word A Day
  2. cheval-de-frise: Wordcraft Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (cheval de frise)

noun:  (military) An obstacle made of wood with spikes, for use against attacking cavalry.
noun:  Protective row of spikes or broken glass set into the top of a wall and used to prevent intrusion.
noun:  (archaic, fashion) The jagged edge of 18th-century women's clothing.

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