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Caltrop

A caltrop (/ˈkæl.tɹəp, ˈkal.-, ˈkɔːl.-/; also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, jackrock or crow's foot) is an area denial weapon made up of usually four, but possibly more, sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a regular tetrahedron).…

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Caltrop

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples76
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
Components1

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related to Similar devices · 17
Caltrop → Another, Because, Czech, During, Germans, June, Large, Much, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Punji, Saving Private Ryan, Second World War, Steven Spielberg-directed American, Their, These, World War II
related to World War II · 14
Caltrop → Caltrops, German, Krähenfüße, Office, OSS, SOE, Special Operations Executive, Strategic Services, The, The Germans, These, They, United States, World War II
related to Labour disputes · 9
Caltrop → Because, Caltrops, Caterpillar, Collateral, Illinois, In Illinois, Peoria, Such, United Auto Workers
related to Symbol · 9
Caltrop → Finnish, For, Fort Hood, Fotangel, III Corps, It, Swedish, Texas, US Army's III Corps
related to World War I · 9
Caltrop → Australian Light Horse, During, French, Horse Chestnuts, The, The Australian Light Horse, These, They, World War
related to history · 6
Caltrop → De, Greek, Roman, Romans, The, Vegetius
related to Name · 5
Caltrop → French, Old English, The, The Latin, Tribulus
related to Via drones · 3
Caltrop → During, Russian, Ukraine
is a · 2
Caltrop → device composed of four spikes or points arranged so that in whatever manner it is thrown on the ground, symbol of the US Army's III Corps
related to Tire deflation device · 2
Caltrop → Inventors, They

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Caltropis adevice composed of four spikes or points arranged so that in whatever manner it is thrown on the ground0.90text
Caltropis asymbol of the US Army's III Corps0.90text
Caltroprelated to historyThe0.60section
Caltroprelated to historyRomans0.60section
Caltroprelated to historyGreek0.60section
Caltroprelated to historyRoman0.60section
Caltroprelated to historyVegetius0.60section
Caltroprelated to historyDe0.60section
Caltroprelated to Labour disputesCaltrops0.60section
Caltroprelated to Labour disputesSuch0.60section
Caltroprelated to Labour disputesCaterpillar0.60section
Caltroprelated to Labour disputesPeoria0.60section

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