"corkscrew stake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corkscrew stakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} corkscrew stake (plural corkscrew stakes)
  1. (military) A steel stake, used for barbed-wire defences, the lower half of which is corkscrew-shaped, to enable it to be screwed into the ground. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: screw picket
    Sense id: en-corkscrew_stake-en-noun-Xth3-Xsp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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