scully

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See also: Scully

English

a scully of the Atlantic Wall

Etymology

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Noun

scully (plural scullies)

  1. An obstacle set up against military vehicles; a Czech hedgehog.
    • 1962, Demolition Materials:
      Horned scullies usually are placed in water about 15 feet apart in a line parallel to the beach, with the rails pointing out to sea
    • 1974, US Navy SEAL Combat Manual:
      Draw in both man-made and natural obstacles. Anything that may hinder the proposed landing (e.g., cusps, submerged rocks, partially awash or submerged wrecks, scullies, berm scarps, sandbars, rails, etc.) may be considered an obstacle.
    • 2008, Stephen Sussna, Defeat and Triumph: The Story of a Controversial Allied Invasion and French Rebirth:
      Experiments were carried out with placed charges to breach antitank walls, destroy concrete tubes or horned scullies, and fill anti-tank ditches

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