How to Pronounce "Abatis"

noun,plural ab·a·tis [ab-uh-teez, uh-bat-eez], ab·a·tis·es [ab-uh-tis-iz, uh-bat-uh-siz].
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.

a barbed wire entanglement used as an obstacle or barricade against an enemy.