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Wiktionary

  1. n. A pit in the form of inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Mil.) A pit in the form of inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trapholes.

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. French trou hole + de of + loup wolf. (Wiktionary)

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  1. cavity
  1. pit

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  1. traphole

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