Fougasse

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What Wikipedia says

A fougasse (UK: , US: , French: [fuɡas] , in Italian and Maltese foggazza) is an improvised mortar constructed by making a hollow in the ground or rock and filling it with explosives (originally, black powder) and projectiles.

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