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Czech hedgehogs

Czech hedgehogs is the plural of Czech hedgehog.

Meaning of Czech hedgehog

Noun

Czech hedgehog (plural Czech hedgehogs)

  1. 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.
    • 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

Questions about Czech hedgehogs

What is Czech hedgehogs the plural of?
Czech hedgehogs is the plural of Czech hedgehog.

Words near Czech hedgehogs in the dictionary

  1. Czaslau
  2. CZCS
  3. Czech
  4. Czech alexandrine
  5. Czech hedgehog
  6. Czech hedgehogs
  7. Czech Republic
  8. Czech Silesia
  9. Czech Socialist Republic
  10. Czech studies
  11. Czechia

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