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noun (plural pavisades)
- A row of shields hung on the side of a ship to protect it at war and discourage boarding by enemies.
- Quotations
- 1786: Pavaches were sometimes supported by props; they were also used at sea to defend the sides of vessels, like the present netting of our ship of war, ships of war; this defence was called a pavisade, it may be seen in the representation of ancient ships. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 27.
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