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Abatis vs Oxford - What's the difference?

abatis | oxford |

As nouns the difference between abatis and oxford

is that abatis is while oxford is (oxford) (cloth).

abatis

English

(wikipedia 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.

    • References

    English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    oxford

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A city in England famous for its university.
  • (Oxford University)
  • A city in Alabama
  • A city in Arkansas
  • A town in Connecticut
  • An unincorporated community in Florida
  • A city in Georgia, USA
  • A city in Idaho
  • A town in Indiana
  • A city in Iowa
  • A city in Kansas
  • An unincorporated community in Kentucky
  • A town in Maine
  • A town in Maryland
  • A town in Massachusetts
  • A village in Michigan
  • A city in Mississippi
  • A village in Nebraska
  • A town in New York
  • A town in New Zealand
  • A city in North Carolina
  • A town in Nova Scotia
  • A city in Ohio
  • A borough in Pennsylvania
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia
  • A town in Wisconsin

    • Derived terms

    * Oxbridge * Oxford comma

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
  • (by ellipsis) An Oxford Dictionary.

    • Synonyms

    * (shoe) balmoral

    See also

    * Cambridge ----