Landwehr

[ lahnt-veyr ]

/ ˈlɑntˌveɪr /

noun

(in Germany, Austria, etc.) the part of the organized military forces of a nation that has completed a certain amount of compulsory training, and whose continuous service is required only in time of war.

Origin of Landwehr

1805–15; <German, equivalent to Land country, land + Wehr defense; see weir

Words nearby Landwehr

Landus, landwaiter, landward, landwards, landwash, Landwehr, land wind, land with, Landy, land yacht, lane

Example sentences from the Web for Landwehr

The 17th Division and certain bodies of Landwehr troops were detailed to defend the coasts.
The Franco-German War of 1870-71|Count Helmuth, von Moltke
She referred to a battalion of the Landwehr that had just denied into the road, not a hundred yards in front of us.
Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870|Various
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
The Landwehr were eager to rescue the King from the hands of his supposed enemies in the palace.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne

After the men had served ten years with the army and in its reserve they were included in the Landwehr for another two years.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)|Various

单词	landwehr
释义	Landwehr [ lahnt-veyr ] / ˈlɑntˌveɪr / noun (in Germany, Austria, etc.) the part of the organized military forces of a nation that has completed a certain amount of compulsory training, and whose continuous service is required only in time of war. Origin of Landwehr 1805–15; <German, equivalent to Land country, land + Wehr defense; see weir Words nearby Landwehr Landus, landwaiter, landward, landwards, landwash, Landwehr, land wind, land with, Landy, land yacht, lane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Landwehr The 17th Division and certain bodies of Landwehr troops were detailed to defend the coasts. The Franco-German War of 1870-71\|Count Helmuth, von Moltke She referred to a battalion of the Landwehr that had just denied into the road, not a hundred yards in front of us. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870\|Various 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 The Landwehr were eager to rescue the King from the hands of his supposed enemies in the palace. Lola Montez\|Edmund B. d'Auvergne After the men had served ten years with the army and in its reserve they were included in the Landwehr for another two years. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)\|Various
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