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Hungarian to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History / középkori fegyverek | |||||||
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caltrop Explanation: A metal device with four projecting spikes so arranged that when three of the spikes are on the ground, the fourth points upward, used as a hazard to pneumatic tires or to the hooves of horses. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/caltrop A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap,[1] calthrop, crow's foot[2][3]) is an antipersonnel weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a tetrahedron). Caltrops were part of defenses that served to slow the advance of horses, war elephants, and human troops. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop Rómában tribulus néven ismerték. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_military_personal_equipme... |
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