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Categories: Fortification (obstacles), Area denial weapons, Guerrilla warfare tactics, Medieval defences
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trou-de-loup  trou de loup  tiger pit  trapping pit
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A sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy WordNet 3.0
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A sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In medieval fortification, a trou de loup was a type of booby trap or defensive obstacle. Wikipedia
Booby trap consisting of a pit with a sharpened stake at the bottom Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
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