Military. An iron ball armed with four sharp prongs or spikes, placed like the angles of a tetrahedron, so that when thrown on the ground it has…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device to trip or obstruct people or horses > [noun] > spec (6) caltrop1519 Military. An iron ball armed with four sharp prongs or spikes, placed like the angles of a tetrahedron, so that when thrown on the ground it has… cheval de frise1688 A defensive appliance of war, employed chiefly to check cavalry charges, and stop breaches: see description in the quotations. ranjau1783 In Malaysia and Indonesia: a sharp bamboo or iron stake or caltrop placed point upwards in the ground to hinder or injure an enemy or hunted animal. cheval-trap1787 = caltrop, n. 2. punji1849 In South-East Asia: a sharpened (frequently poisoned) bamboo stake set in the ground as a defence, or at the bottom of a camouflaged hole to form a… trip-wire1916 A wire stretched near the ground in order to trip up enemies, trespassers, etc. Hence, a wire placed so that contact with it operates a weapon… |
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