trou-de-loup
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
French, literally "wolf-hole".
Noun[edit]
trou-de-loup (plural trous-de-loup)
- (military, historical) A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle.
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References[edit]
- “trou-de-loup”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.