schantze

1. (obsolete) A type of stone fortification.Examples: "After proceeding some distance — about three miles this side of Norton's farm — the advance scouts were fired on from schantzes in a kopje adjoining the road."; "At 7 a.m. they opened fire upon the long lines of schantzes which dotted every crestline and were the only visible sign of the enemy's presence."; "Round the dome the insurgents had built little stone schantzes, and each had a dull brown stain behind it; round about lay a few cartridge-cases and old rags."obsolete