reinforcing obstacles

reinforcing obstacles
Those obstacles specifically constructed, emplaced, or detonated through military effort and designed to strengthen existing terrain to disrupt, fix, turn, or block enemy movement. See also obstacle.

Military dictionary. 2000.

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