chausse-trape — meaning in English
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English meaning
- caltrop noun A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
- pitfall noun A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
Senses
chausse-trape is used for these senses in English:
- caltrop (weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
- pitfall (literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.
caltrop — full definition
- noun A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
- noun The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
- noun Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.
pitfall — full definition
- noun A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
- noun A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
- noun An antipattern.
- noun Subsidence below ground in a mine, which can cause the ground level above to drop.