trou de loup
/truːdəˈluː/
noun
- A cone-shaped pit with a sharp stake at the bottom, used in historical military defenses to trap or injure enemy soldiers.
- In the museum, we saw a model of a trou-de-loup used during medieval sieges.
- The general ordered trous-de-loup to be placed along the forest path to slow the enemy advance.
- The soldiers dug a row of trous-de-loup to protect the castle walls.