abatis

== English == === Alternative forms === abattis === Etymology === From French abatis, abattis (“mass of things beaten or cut down”), from abattre. See abate. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) singular IPA(key): /ˈæbətiː/, plural IPA(key): /ˈæbətiːz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæbətəs/; also singular IPA(key): /ˈæbətiː/, plural IPA(key): /ˈæbətiːz/ === Noun === abatis (plural abatis or abatises) A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire. [Mid 19th century.] (historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer of the stables who had the care of measuring out the provender; an avenor. In coal-mining, walls of cord-wood piled up crosswise to keep the underground roads open so as to secure ventilation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Abatis in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) Century Dictionary, volume 1, 1889, page 5 === Anagrams === Bastia, tabias == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əˈβa.tis] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈba.tis] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈba.tis] === Verb === abatis second-person singular present subjunctive of abatre == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbatis/ === Verb === abatis past of abatar == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈbatis/ [aˈba.t̪ɪs] Rhymes: -atis Syllabification: a‧ba‧tis === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English abatis, from French abatis, abattis (“mass of things beaten or cut down”), abattre. ==== Noun ==== abatis (plural abatis-abatis) abatis === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English abbatis. ==== Noun ==== abatis (plural abatis-abatis) parts of the poultry body that are served to guests, such as the liver, gizzard, neck, head, and feet === Further reading === “abatis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === abatis m (plural abatises) abatis (fortification formed by felled trees with sharpened branches) === Further reading === “abatis”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “abatis”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026