landsturm

[ German lahnt-shtoorm ]

/ German ˈlɑntˌʃtʊərm /

noun (in certain European countries)

a general draft of people in time of war.

the force so drafted or subject to such draft, consisting of all who are capable of bearing arms and not in the army, navy, or Landwehr.

Origin of landsturm

1805–15; <German: literally, land storm

Words nearby landsturm

landsmanshaft, land snail, Landsteiner, Landsting, Landström's muscle, landsturm, Landtag, land tax, land-to-land, land up, Landus

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Example sentences from the Web for landsturm

Even her professional eye no longer distinguished regiment from regiment, dragoon from grenadier, Uhlan from Hussar or Landsturm.
Somewhere in France|Richard Harding Davis
When the Landsturm were called out it was rumored that the Emperor was going to leave Berlin for the front that very evening.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
A big, bearded Landsturm man with a kind face was at the pigeon-hole.
The Man with the Clubfoot|Valentine Williams
Young men under twenty, and men between thirty-nine and forty-five, belong to the Landsturm.
Britain at Bay|Spenser Wilkinson

In the above table the mobile militia corresponds to the German Landwehr, and the territorial militia to the Landsturm.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for landsturm

Landsturm

/ German (ˈlantʃtʊrm) /

noun (in German-speaking countries)

a reserve force; militia

a general levy in wartime

Word Origin for Landsturm

C19: literally: landstorm; originally a summons to arms by means of storm-warning bells

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单词	landsturm
释义	landsturm [ German lahnt-shtoorm ] / German ˈlɑntˌʃtʊərm / noun (in certain European countries) a general draft of people in time of war. the force so drafted or subject to such draft, consisting of all who are capable of bearing arms and not in the army, navy, or Landwehr. Origin of landsturm 1805–15; <German: literally, land storm Words nearby landsturm landsmanshaft, land snail, Landsteiner, Landsting, Landström's muscle, landsturm, Landtag, land tax, land-to-land, land up, Landus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for landsturm Even her professional eye no longer distinguished regiment from regiment, dragoon from grenadier, Uhlan from Hussar or Landsturm. Somewhere in France\|Richard Harding Davis When the Landsturm were called out it was rumored that the Emperor was going to leave Berlin for the front that very evening. Ways of War and Peace\|Delia Austrian A big, bearded Landsturm man with a kind face was at the pigeon-hole. The Man with the Clubfoot\|Valentine Williams Young men under twenty, and men between thirty-nine and forty-five, belong to the Landsturm. Britain at Bay\|Spenser Wilkinson In the above table the mobile militia corresponds to the German Landwehr, and the territorial militia to the Landsturm. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915\|Various British Dictionary definitions for landsturm Landsturm / German (ˈlantʃtʊrm) / noun (in German-speaking countries) a reserve force; militia a general levy in wartime Word Origin for Landsturm C19: literally: landstorm; originally a summons to arms by means of storm-warning bells Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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