Landwehr

See also: landwehr

English

Etymology

From German Landwehr, from Land (“land, country”) + Wehr (“defense”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːntveɪɹ/

Noun

Landwehr (plural Landwehrs)

1. (historical) A segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland.

See also

• Landsturm

References

• “Landwehr”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• “Landwehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache