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ABATTIS ABATIS

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ABATTIS

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ABATIS  or ABBATTIS (a
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French word meaning a heap of material thrown), a
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term in
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field fortification for an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a
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row, with the tops directed towards the enemy and interlaced or tied with
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wire . The
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abatis is used alone or in
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combination with wire-entanglements and other obstacles .

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