Definition
A military trap consisting of a shallow pit filled with explosives, sharp objects, or incendiary materials, designed to damage troops or vehicles.
Etymology
From French 'fougasse,' possibly derived from Italian 'focaccia' or related to Latin 'focus' (fire/hearth). Medieval and early modern military fortification terminology. Describes various booby-trap or anti-personnel devices.
Kelly Says
Medieval engineers dug hidden pits full of sharpened stakes, explosives, or burning coals along roads—when enemies marched over them, the 'fougasse' would collapse and maim them before they even saw the trap!
Translations
BNবাংলা
fougasse
fu-ga-se
CACatalà
fougasse
fu-ga-se
CSČeština
fougasse
fu-ga-se
DADansk
fougasse
fu-ga-se
DEDeutsch
Fougasse
fʊˈɡaːzə
ELΕλληνικά
fougasse
fu-ga-se
ESEspañol
fougasse
fu-ga-se
FAفارسی
fougasse
fu-ga-se
FISuomi
fougasse
fu-ga-se
FRFrançais
fougasse
fu-ɡaz
HEעברית
fougasse
fu-ga-se
HUMagyar
fougasse
fu-ga-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
fougasse
fu-ga-se
ITItaliano
fougasse
fu-ga-se
MSBahasa Melayu
fougasse
fu-ga-se
MYမြန်မာ
fougasse
fu-ga-se
NLNederlands
fougasse
fu-ga-se
NONorsk
fougasse
fu-ga-se
PLPolski
fougasse
fu-ga-se
PTPortuguês
fougasse
fu-ga-se
RORomână
fougasse
fu-ga-se
RUРусский
фокачча
fo-ka-chcha
SVSvenska
fougasse
fu-ga-se
SWKiswahili
fougasse
fu-ga-se
TAதமிழ்
fougasse
fu-ga-se
TEతెలుగు
fougasse
fu-ga-se
TRTürkçe
fougasse
fu-ga-se
UKУкраїнська
fougasse
fu-ga-se
VITiếng Việt
bánh fougasse
banh fu-ga-se
ZH中文
法式面包
fǎ shì miàn bāo