单词 | trou-de-loup |
释义 | trou-de-loupn. 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/ ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > barricade > [noun] > anti-cavalry barrier turnpikec1420 caltrop1519 harrow1548 chausse-trap1591 swine feather1639 swine's pike1639 crowfoot1678 cheval de frise1688 horse de frise1688 hersillon1704 herse1728 crow's foot1772 trou-de-loup1780 cheval-trap1787 frise1809 spear1823 punji stake (or stick)1849 night-cat1863 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1780 |
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