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Belgian Gate

Belgian Gate noun: a heavy steel fence, typically mounted on concrete rollers, used as a mobile antitank obstacle during World War II.

Noun

Belgian Gate (plural Belgian Gates)

  1. (historical) A heavy steel fence, typically mounted on concrete rollers, used as a mobile antitank obstacle during World War II.
    • 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.2013, Steven Zaloga, The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 123
    Synonyms:
    cointet-element

Synonyms of Belgian Gate

  • cointet-element

Forms of Belgian Gate

pluralBelgian Gates

Questions about Belgian Gate

What does Belgian Gate mean?
Belgian Gate means a heavy steel fence, typically mounted on concrete rollers, used as a mobile antitank obstacle during World War II.
What part of speech is Belgian Gate?
Belgian Gate is a noun.
What is the plural of Belgian Gate?
The plural of Belgian Gate is Belgian Gates.

Words near Belgian Gate in the dictionary

  1. Belgian Congo
  2. Belgian endive
  3. Belgian endives
  4. Belgian fence
  5. Belgian franc
  6. Belgian Gate
  7. Belgian Gates
  8. Belgian Groenendael
  9. Belgian hare
  10. Belgian hares
  11. Belgian Laekenois

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