abatis russian

• засе́ка

  abatis, barrier of felled trees

  grain bin, fodder bin

  forest reserve, protected young forest

• засека́ться

  to be detected, to be spotted, to be recorded (on a map), to be pinpointed

  to overreach, to cut itself, to hitch

  to be notched, to be nicked

  to be blocked with felled trees, to be barricaded with an abatis

  to get hooked, to take the hook

Examples

• Партизаны устроили засеку на лесной дороге.

  The partisans set up an abatis on the forest road.

• Старая засека заросла густым кустарником.

  The old abatis had become overgrown with dense bushes.

• Отряд наткнулся на засеку из поваленных деревьев.

  The unit came upon an abatis made of felled trees.