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schanze

schanze is the alternative form of schantze.

Meaning of schantze

Noun

schantze (plural schantzes)

  1. (obsolete) A type of stone fortification.
    • After proceeding some distance — about three miles this side of Norton's farm — the advance scouts were fired on from schantzes in a kopje adjoining the road.1898, Reports on the Native Disturbances in Rhodesia, 1896-97, page 102

Forms of schanze

pluralschanzes

Questions about schanze

What is schanze the alternative form of?
Schanze is the alternative form of schantze.

Words near schanze in the dictionary

  1. Schanks
  2. Schantz
  3. schantze
  4. schantzes
  5. Schanz
  6. schanze
  7. schanzes
  8. schapbachite
  9. schapendoes
  10. Schaper
  11. Schapers

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