Hyphenation of abattis

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word abattis? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

abat-tis

Definitions of abattis:

1.	A line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy

Synonyms of abattis:

noun	abatis, line of defense, line of defence

Last hyphenations of this language

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