trou-de-loup

English

Alternative forms

troup de loup

Etymology

French, literally "wolf-hole".

Noun

trou-de-loup (plural trous-de-loup)

  1. (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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