(colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
Used in a Sentence
caltrops
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for caltrops.
Editorial note
Sprinkle a few caltrops out your pant leg while you walk in front of it or something.
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Quick take
(colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of caltrops gathered in one view.
Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.
(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for caltrops.
noun
(colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
noun
Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.
noun
(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
Example sentences
Sprinkle a few caltrops out your pant leg while you walk in front of it or something.
Toss some caltrops in the road in front of drivers who would choose to kill you for their own convenience.
It's like buying caltrops from a company that advertises them by leaving 'demonstration samples' in roads.
BS1363 plugs are joyfully oversized, yes (and make excellent caltrops if dropped) but they are in other ways excellently engineered.
So all is fair: monkey wrenches, caltrops, and oil slicks to elbow out the upstarts.
And dumping 500 caltrops off an overpass would likely have the exact same effect.
Those things look innocent enough, but in the dark they turn into veritable caltrops!
Let's say I go around your neighborhood leaving caltrops all over the roads, causing a rash of flat tires.
Synchronous code isn't simpler, it just hides complexity like caltrops in tall grass.
At this point I’m hoping my alibaba bulk order of caltrops doesn’t get held up by customs.
Your question is akin to asking, if the cause of all this is mikeash's caltrops, how come so many cars didn't get flat tires?
Compared to the caltrops like device that is a standard UK power plug a mere lego brick is hardly likely to cause much harm.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use caltrops in a sentence?
Sprinkle a few caltrops out your pant leg while you walk in front of it or something.
What does caltrops mean?
(colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
What part of speech is caltrops?
caltrops is commonly used as noun.