Definition of "chevaux" []

• See cheval. (noun-plural)

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• "The verge, both of the outer and inner circuit of this triple moat was strongly fenced with palisades of iron, serving the purpose of what are called chevaux de frise in modern fortification, the top of each pale being divided into a cluster of sharp spikes, which seemed to render any attempt to climb over an act of self destruction."
• "At first there were only two regiments of lancers—both of Polish origin—and these should properly be termed chevaux legers until 1809, for only in that year was the lance added to their equipment although its value as a weapon had been appreciated some time before after contact with the Cossacks."
• "Also the four-pointed contraptions called chevaux de frise, which -- however you throw them -- will always stick a fatal point upwards, to impale the horse or man who cannot or will not look where he is going."