The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABATIS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1971.
Defensive obstacle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABATIS | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defensive obstacle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abatis
- hedgehog
- cheval-de-frise
- chevaux-de-frise
- breakthrough
- bridgehead
- check
- fraise
- gate
- trap
- traverse
- interference
Crossword Answer definitions
ABATIS noun- A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.
- In the middle ages, an officer of the stables who had the care of measuring out the provender; an avenor.
- In fortification, a barricade made of felled trees denuded of their smaller branches, with the butt-ends of the trunks embedded in the earth or secured by pickets, and the sharpened ends of the branches directed upward and outward toward an advancing enemy, for the purpose of obstructing his progress. In field-fortifications the abatis is usually constructed in front of the ditch. See fortification.
- In coal-mining, walls of cord-wood piled up crosswise to keep the underground roads open so as to secure ventilation.
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