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caltrop en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔːltɹəp/ (UK)
• /ˈkæltɹəp/ (General-American)
• kăl'trəp (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkaltɹəp/ (UK)
• kôl'trəp (UK)
• kăl'trəp (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English calketrappe, from Old English calcatrippe, from Medieval Latin calcatrippa (“thistle”), from Latin calx or calcare (“to tread”) + trappa (“trap”).

Meanings

1. 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).
   • […] her father, the emperor Alexius, who reigned AD 1081-1118, ordered caltrops to be cast in front of his archers […] 1858, The journal of the British Archaeological Association:
   • By Sung times, several different types of caltrops had been developed. As in earlier times, both caltrops could be made from both wood and iron... 1954, Joseph Needham, Ling Wang, Science and civilisation in China:
   • Caltrops, tetrahedrons, and similar devices are designed to puncture vehicle tires or limit foot traffic. The standard design has four points. 2000, Alan Vick, Aerospace operations in urban environments: exploring new concepts:
2. (colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
3. 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.

Forms

Coordinates

punji · Czech hedgehog · spike strip · punji stick

Deriveds

water caltrop

Hypernyms

weaponry · weapon

Relateds

galtrap · galthrop · galthrap · calthrop · galtrop · caltrap

Synonyms

knapweed · jackrock · crowfoot · crow's foot · cheval trap

Translations (92)

ru чесно́к (weaponry) · enm calketrappe (weaponry) · nl voetangel (weaponry) · ka ტატაში (Tribulus terrestris) · sv fotangel (weaponry) · de Krähenfuß (weaponry) · ja ハマビシ (Tribulus terrestris) · ar حَسَك (Tribulus terrestris) · de Fußangel (weaponry) · pl buzdyganek naziemny (Tribulus terrestris) · xcl տատասկ (Tribulus terrestris) · grc τρίβολος (weaponry) · fi jalkapiikki (weaponry) · be драцяны вожык (weaponry) · ca cagatripa (starthistle) · nl kalketrip (starthistle) · es cruz maltesa (Tribulus terrestris) · pl chaber kolący (starthistle) · ja 鉄菱 (weaponry) · gl abrollo (weaponry) · hu királydinnye (Tribulus terrestris) · la mūrex (weaponry) · cmn 蒺藜 (weaponry) · ka კუროსთავი (Tribulus terrestris) · ta நெருஞ்சி (Tribulus terrestris) · fi okarennokki (Tribulus terrestris) · vi chông sắt (weaponry) · es cadillo (Tribulus terrestris) · hu úti imola (starthistle) · sh vranina nòga (weaponry) · ca obriülls (starthistle) · it piede di corvo (weaponry) · cmn 紫星薊 /紫星蓟 (starthistle) · es encojaperros (starthistle) · ar حَسَك (weaponry) · fr chardon étoilé (starthistle) · pt estrepe (weaponry) · hu vassulyom (weaponry) · es garbanzo del cura (starthistle) · cmn 蒺藜 (Tribulus terrestris) · ta நெருஞ்சில் (Tribulus terrestris) · gl abrollo (Tribulus terrestris) · pt miguelito (weaponry) · ca card vermell (starthistle) · az dəmirtikan (Tribulus terrestris) · pt abrolho (Tribulus terrestris) · ru я́корец сте́лющийся (Tribulus terrestris) · ota طوكوز آیاغی (Tribulus terrestris) · ca tríbol (Tribulus terrestris) · pt abrolho (starthistle) · es cuerno de chivo (Tribulus terrestris) · pt abrolho (weaponry) · tr demir dikeni (Tribulus terrestris) · be чычак (weaponry) · enm calketrappe (starthistle) · kbd жьэныпэуц (Tribulus terrestris) · kmr xencere (Tribulus terrestris) · pl kolczatka (weaponry) · bg бодлива метличина (starthistle) · fi piikkikaunokki (starthistle) · es tribulo (Tribulus terrestris) · ta கிட்டிரம் (Tribulus terrestris) · fa خارخاسک (Tribulus terrestris) · hy տատաշ (Tribulus terrestris) · nl kraaienpoot (weaponry) · th ขวาก (weaponry) · it tribulo comune (Tribulus terrestris) · ru про́волочный ёж (weaponry) · mk ба́бин за́б (Tribulus terrestris) · fr tribule terrestre (Tribulus terrestris) · es abrojo (weaponry) · la tribulus (Tribulus terrestris) · ru я́корец назе́мный (Tribulus terrestris) · ru василёк колючеголо́вый (starthistle) · fi kavioansa (weaponry) · fr pied de corbeau (weaponry) · ro colții-babei (Tribulus terrestris) · tr demir dikeni (weaponry) · ga grán catha (weaponry) · ca obriülls (weaponry) · fr chausse-trape (weaponry) · hu lábtövis (weaponry) · it tribolo (weaponry) · nv shash nátʼoh (Tribulus terrestris) · be кальчатка (weaponry) · ko 마름쇠 (weaponry) · ota طوكوز آیاغی (weaponry) · la tribulus (weaponry) · es abrojo terrestre (Tribulus terrestris) · fr centaurée chausse-trape (starthistle) · bg бабини зъби (Tribulus terrestris) · tr çobançökerten (Tribulus terrestris)