English
Noun
Czech hedgehog (plural Czech hedgehogs)
- (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.
- Coordinate terms: caltrop; Belgian Gate, dragon's teeth
2013, Steven Zaloga, The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 123: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
- Czech: rozsocháč m
- Danish: panserkryds n, tjekkisk pindsvin n, spansk rytter c (common name but technically incorrect)
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- Finnish: tšekkiläinen siili
- French: hérisson tchèque (fr) m
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- German: Tschechenigel (de) m
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- Italian: riccio ceco m
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- Polish: jeż (pl) m
- Portuguese: ouriço checo, ouriço tcheco (Brazil)
- Romanian: arici antitanc m
- Russian: противота́нковый ёж m (protivotánkovyj jož)
- Slovak: protitankový ježko m
- Spanish: erizo checo m
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