Abatis
Sign in to savethumb|right|Abatisses are used in war to keep the approaching enemy under fire for as long as possible. An abatis, abattis, or abbattis is a field fortification consisting of an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the sharpened tops directed outwards, towards the enemy. The trees are usually interlaced or tied with wire. Abatis are used alone or in combination with wire entanglements and other obstacles.
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Vinony's link graph records 407 inbound references to Abatis, and connects out to watchtower, star fort and kasbah.
It is catalogued under topics including Engineering barrages, Fortifications by type and Medieval defences.
Vinony links it to 24 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- field fortification
- Part of
- fortification
- Image
- Засека в лесу.jpg
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- Commons category
- Abatis
- different from
- Zaseka
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