Definitions for: Trou-de-loup


[n] a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy



Webster (1913) 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.

See Also: pit, quarry, stone pit

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