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Trou-de-loup
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1. trou-de-loup
a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Trou-de-loup
see synonyms of trou-de-loup nounWord forms: plural ˌtrous-ˈde-loup (ˌtrudəˈlu
; tro̅oˌdəlo̅oˈ)
Military
any of the conical pits with a vertical pointed stake in the center of each, formerly built in rows as an obstacle to the enemy, esp. to enemy cavalry
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