TROU-DE-LOUP (trous-de-loup)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: trous-de-loup   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does trou-de-loup mean? 

• TROU-DE-LOUP (noun)
  The noun TROU-DE-LOUP has 1 sense:

1. a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy

  Familiarity information: TROU-DE-LOUP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TROU-DE-LOUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trou-de-loup" is a kind of...):

cavity; pit (a sizeable hole (usually in the ground))