Czech hedgehog

English thumb|Czech hedgehogs Noun en military A static antitank and anti–landing craft obstacle, widely used during World War II, constructed from three mutually perpendicular steel rails connected in the form of a tripod. en caltrop#Noun ; Belgian Gate dragon's teeth en 2013 Steven Zaloga The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day Stackpole Books 9780811712286 123 https://books.google.com/books?id=KeiEAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA123&dq=%22Czech+hedgehogs%22&hl=&cd=4&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Czech%20hedgehogs%22&f=false Omaha Beach was shielded by about 3,700 obstacles, including 450 ramps, 2,000 stakes, 1,050 Czech hedgehogs, and 200 Belgian Gates. These followed a standard pattern. Translations antitank obstacle Bulgarian: bg Czech: cs rozsocháč m Danish: da panserkryds n, da tjekkisk pindsvin n, da spansk rytter c common name but technically incorrect Esperanto: eo Estonian: et Finnish: fi tšekkiläinen siili French: fr hérisson tchèque m Georgian: ka German: de Tschechenigel m Greek: el εχίνος m Hungarian: hu Italian: it riccio ceco m Latvian: lv Lithuanian: lt Polish: pl jeż m-an Portuguese: pt ouriço checo, pt ouriço tcheco Brazil Romanian: ro arici antitanc m Russian: ru противота́нковый ёж m, ru ёж m Slovak: sk protitankový ježko m Spanish: es erizo checo m Swedish: sv tjeckisk igelkott c Turkish: tr Ukrainian: uk See also en tank trap<qq:often hypernymous> Further reading