As nouns the difference between abatis and abates
is that abatis is 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 while abates is plural of lang=en.
As a verb abates is
third-person singular of abate.
abatis
Alternative forms
* abattis
Noun
(en-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.
abates
English
Noun
(head)
Verb
(head)
(abate)
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