trous-de-loup
/ (ˌtruːdəˈluː) /
noun plural trous-de-loup (ˌtruːdəˈluː)
military any of a series of conical-shaped pits with a stake fixed in the centre, formerly used as protection against enemy cavalry
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Word Origin for trous-de-loup
C18: from French, literally: wolf's holes
Words nearby trous-de-loup
trough roof, trounce, troupe, trouper, troupial, trous-de-loup, trouse, trouser, trousers, trouser suit, trousseau
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Beyond the two ditches, were trous-de-loup, or wolf-traps, from twenty to seventy feet apart.
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