Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Trap-holes or pits dug in the ground, in the form of inverted cones or pyramids, each with a pointed stake in the middle, to serve as obstacles to an enemy.
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- noun Plural form of
trou-de-loup .
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Obstacles of every kind abound, and at night each side can hear the enemy driving pickets for entanglements, digging _trous-de-loup_, or working forward by sapping.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 Various
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