Belgian Gate

English

Noun

Belgian Gate (plural Belgian Gates)

1. (military, historical) A heavy steel fence, typically mounted on concrete rollers, used as a mobile antitank obstacle during World War II.

   Synonym: cointet-element

   Coordinate term: Czech hedgehog

   • 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.

Further reading

• Cointet-element on Wikipedia.Wikipedia