The abattis was four feet high and just as thick and made from two dozen thorn bushes that had been tied together and weighted down with logs, and it made a formidable obstacle and so a Forlorn Hope was proposed. Завал был четыре фута в высоту и столько же в ширину и представлял собой срубленные шипастые кусты, привязанные к опорам из брёвен.
Толкование
имя существительное
a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy Синонимы: abatis,