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Zimmerit

Zimmerit noun: a non-magnetic covering on tanks and other armoured vehicles, used by the Germans towards the end of World War II to prevent magnetic mines being attached.

Noun

Zimmerit (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A non-magnetic covering on tanks and other armoured vehicles, used by the Germans towards the end of World War II to prevent magnetic mines being attached.

Questions about Zimmerit

What does Zimmerit mean?
Zimmerit means a non-magnetic covering on tanks and other armoured vehicles, used by the Germans towards the end of World War II to prevent magnetic mines being attached.
What part of speech is Zimmerit?
Zimmerit is a noun.

Words near Zimmerit in the dictionary

  1. zimmer
  2. zimmer frame
  3. zimmer frames
  4. Zimmerer
  5. Zimmerers
  6. Zimmerit
  7. Zimmerle
  8. Zimmerles
  9. Zimmerly
  10. Zimmerlys
  11. Zimmerman

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