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Qué (quién) es Caltrap - definición
WEAPON WITH SPIKES
Caltrops; Jack rock; Star nail; Caltrap; Calthrops; Cheval trap; Caltraps; Jack rocks; Foot spike
![Shoulder insignia of [[III Corps (United States)]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/3 Corps Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.svg?width=200 "Shoulder insignia of [[III Corps (United States)]]")
![Caltrop used by the US [[Office of Strategic Services]]. The hollow spikes puncture self-sealing rubber tires. The hole in the center allows air to escape even if other ends of the tube are sealed by soft ground.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Caltrop.jpg?width=200 "Caltrop used by the US [[Office of Strategic Services]]. The hollow spikes puncture self-sealing rubber tires. The hole in the center allows air to escape even if other ends of the tube are sealed by soft ground.")
![Coat of arms of [[Stirling]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coat of arms of Stirling.svg?width=200 "Coat of arms of [[Stirling]]")
![Crow's feet boards studded with spikes. These were laid on the ground to prevent the enemy from approaching the defences. This board was used by the Russian Army during the [[Battle of Balaclava]]. On display at Royal Engineers Museum, Kent.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Crows feet 2, Balaclava 1854.jpg?width=200 "Crow's feet boards studded with spikes. These were laid on the ground to prevent the enemy from approaching the defences. This board was used by the Russian Army during the [[Battle of Balaclava]]. On display at Royal Engineers Museum, Kent.")
![Exploding gunpowder caltrops from the [[Yuan Dynasty]] at the [[National Museum of China]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Exploding pottery caltrops.jpg?width=200 "Exploding gunpowder caltrops from the [[Yuan Dynasty]] at the [[National Museum of China]]")
![Illustration from the 18th century Chinese book ''[[Gujin Tushu Jicheng]]'', showing caltrops with spikes that stick in the ground](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Imperial Encyclopaedia - Military Administration - pic553.svg?width=200 "Illustration from the 18th century Chinese book ''[[Gujin Tushu Jicheng]]'', showing caltrops with spikes that stick in the ground")
![Traditional and explosive caltrops from the [[Mongol Empire]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Weapons (1496876265).jpg?width=200 "Traditional and explosive caltrops from the [[Mongol Empire]]")
Caltrap
·noun An instrument with four iron points, so disposed that, any three of them being on the ground, the other projects upward. They are scattered on the ground where an enemy's cavalry are to pass, to impede their progress by endangering the horses' feet.
II. Caltrap ·noun A genus of herbaceous plants (Tribulus) of the order Zygophylleae, having a hard several-celled fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the military instrument of the same name. The species grow in warm countries, and are often very annoying to cattle.
caltrop
['kaltr?p]
(also caltrap)
¦ noun
1. a spiked metal ball thrown on the ground to impede wheeled vehicles or (formerly) cavalry horses.
2. a creeping plant with woody carpels that typically have hard spines. [Genus Tribulus.]
3. (also water caltrop) another term for water chestnut (in sense 2).
Origin
OE calcatrippe, from med. L. calcatrippa, from calx 'heel' or calcare 'to tread' + a word related to trap1.
Caltrop
·noun ·Alt. of Caltrap.
Wikipedia
Caltrop
A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, jackrock or crow's foot) is an area denial 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). Historically, caltrops were part of defences that served to slow the advance of troops, especially horses, chariots, and war elephants, and were particularly effective against the soft feet of camels. In modern times, caltrops are effective when used against wheeled vehicles with pneumatic tires.
