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单词 trou-de-loup
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trou-de-loupn.

/truːdəˈluː/
Etymology: French, lit. ‘wolf-hole, wolf-pit’.
Military.
In field fortification, a conical pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the centre, rows of which are dug before a work to hinder an enemy's approach. Usually plural trous-de-loup n. /trudəlu/
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1780 T. Simes Treat. Mil. Sci. 268 Trous-de-loup, are round holes, about six feet deep, and pointed at the bottom with a stake placed in the middle; yhey are frequently dug round a redouyt.
1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 400 Trous-de-loup... Diameter of the base, 4 feet 6 inches. Depth, 6 feet. Picket, 6 feet long.
1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xi. §2554 This kind of obstacle would, on service, be found to occasion much more confusion than crows-feet, trous-de-loup, &c.
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