Meaning of TROU-DE-LOUP
| Pronunciation: | | troo`d'loo
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[n] a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy |
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TROU-DE-LOUP is a 12 letter word that starts with T. |
| | See Also: | | pit, quarry, stone pit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Trou"-de-loup"\, n.; pl. {Trous-de-loup}. [F. trou
hole + de of + loup wolf.] (Mil.)
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. The pits are called also
{trapholes}.
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