Abatised
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæb.əˌtɪst/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Abatised is an adjective meaning Provided with an abatis.
Meaning
Provided with an abatis.
Example Sentences
Their defenses at Boston Neck had been built up and greatly strengthened, and on Bunker's Hill they had built an elaborate fortress, with a thick parapet, well ditched, fraised, and abatised, of which Washington said "Twenty thousand men could not have carried it against one thousand had that work been well defended."
Word Forms
- abattised
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abattis, abodeless, abatic, unbattlemented, blinded, discalceated.
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