trou-de-loup

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tro̅o̅d′l o̅o̅′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
trou-de-loup  (tro̅o̅d′l o̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., pl. trous-de-loup (tro̅o̅d′l o̅o̅′).USA pronunciation [Mil.]
  1. Militarya conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
  • French: literally, wolf hole
  • 1780–90


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