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CHEVAL-DE-FRISE Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the phrase cheval-de-frise. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase cheval-de-frise. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CHEVAL-DE-FRISE

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barricade
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

• a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy

verb

• render unsuitable for passage

• prevent access to by barricading

• block off with barricades

barrier
nounn
noun

• a structure or object that impedes free movement

• any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

• anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

defense
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

• protection from harm

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the justification for some act or belief

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

hedgehog
nounn
noun

• relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

• small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

obstacle
nounn
noun

• something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

• an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)

chevaux-de-frise
nounn
noun

• defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry

Best Hypernyms For CHEVAL-DE-FRISE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cheval-de-frise, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
defence defense
Phrases (1)
defensive structure

Alternatives for BARRICADE

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