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minenwerfers

minenwerfers is the plural of minenwerfer.

Meaning of minenwerfer

Noun

minenwerfer (plural minenwerfers or minenwerfer)

  1. (historical) A type of trench mortar used by German forces especially during the First World War, or the shells fired by such a mortar.
    • Something landed outside that shook the earth. ‘Four hundred twenty or minnenwerfer,’ Gavuzzi said.1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 59

Questions about minenwerfers

What is minenwerfers the plural of?
Minenwerfers is the plural of minenwerfer.

Words near minenwerfers in the dictionary

  1. minelike
  2. Minella
  3. Minellas
  4. Minelli
  5. minenwerfer
  6. minenwerfers
  7. mineola
  8. mineolas
  9. mineowner
  10. mineowners
  11. minepentate

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