Word: Caltrop
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English calcatrippe, denoting any plant which tended to catch the feet, from medieval Latin calcatrippa, from calx ‘heel’ or calcare ‘to tread’ + a word related to trap. caltrop (sense 1) was probably adopted from French
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkaltrəp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a spiked metal device thrown on the ground to impede wheeled vehicles or (formerly) cavalry horses
Short Definition:spiked metal device thrown on ground to impede wheeled vehicles
Examples:- militant demonstrators threw a box of caltrops across the highway
Definition:
a creeping plant with woody carpels that typically have hard spines and resemble military caltrops.
Short Definition:creeping plant with woody carpels with hard spines
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