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dreikanter

dreikanter noun: a type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.

Noun

dreikanter (plural dreikanters)

  1. A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
    • Stones splintered by fire, or faceted by sandstorms (ventifacts or dreikanters) are occasionally mistaken for the work of man.1949, Kenneth Page Oakley, Man the Tool-Maker

Forms of dreikanter

pluraldreikanters

Origin of dreikanter

Borrowed from German Dreikanter.

Questions about dreikanter

What does dreikanter mean?
Dreikanter means a type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
What part of speech is dreikanter?
Dreikanter is a noun.
What is the plural of dreikanter?
The plural of dreikanter is dreikanters.

Words near dreikanter in the dictionary

  1. dreidles
  2. dreidls
  3. dreigh
  4. dreigher
  5. dreighest
  6. dreikanter
  7. dreikanters
  8. Dreiling
  9. Dreilings
  10. Dreimorengesetz
  11. drein

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