kriegspiel

[ kreeg-speel, -shpeel, kreek- ]

/ ˈkrigˌspil, -ˌʃpil, ˈkrik- /

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a game using small figures and counters that represent troops, ships, etc., played on a map or miniature battlefield, developed for teaching military tactics to officers.

a form of chess in which both players see only their own pieces on a board in front of them and must remember the opponent's moves as told to them by a referee who maintains a third board on which the play of both players is shown.

Origin of kriegspiel

1805–15; <German Kriegsspiel, equivalent to Krieg(e)s, genitive of Krieg war + Spiel game

Words nearby kriegspiel

Kreutzer Sonata, krewe, Kreymborg, Krieg, kriegie, kriegspiel, Kriemhild, krill, krimmer, Krio, Kriol

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Example sentences from the Web for kriegspiel

It is said that the Prussian officers play at a game called Kriegspiel, or the war game.
New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1|Various
We then proceeded to Kriegspiel, according to the mysterious ideas of those in authority over us.
The World Set Free|Herbert George Wells
As a gipsy novel, as a novel depicting gipsy life, 'Kriegspiel' is unrivalled.
The Last Stroke|Lawrence L. Lynch
The northern third of Natal is as vulnerable a military position as a player of kriegspiel could wish to have submitted to him.
The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle

Nowhere can fiction p. 364give us one to match her, not even the ‘Kriegspiel’ heroine, who touched me to the deeps.
Theodore Watts-Dunton|James Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for kriegspiel

kriegspiel

/ (ˈkriːɡˌspiːl) /

noun

(sometimes capital) a form of war game in which symbols representing military formations are moved about on maps

a variation of chess in which each player has his own board and men and does not see his opponent's board and men. The moves are regulated by an umpire on a third board out of sight of both players

Word Origin for kriegspiel

C19: from German Kriegsspiel war game

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

单词	kriegspiel
释义	kriegspiel [ kreeg-speel, -shpeel, kreek- ] / ˈkrigˌspil, -ˌʃpil, ˈkrik- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kriegspiel ON THESAURUS.COM noun (sometimes initial capital letter) a game using small figures and counters that represent troops, ships, etc., played on a map or miniature battlefield, developed for teaching military tactics to officers. a form of chess in which both players see only their own pieces on a board in front of them and must remember the opponent's moves as told to them by a referee who maintains a third board on which the play of both players is shown. Origin of kriegspiel 1805–15; <German Kriegsspiel, equivalent to Krieg(e)s, genitive of Krieg war + Spiel game Words nearby kriegspiel Kreutzer Sonata, krewe, Kreymborg, Krieg, kriegie, kriegspiel, Kriemhild, krill, krimmer, Krio, Kriol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kriegspiel It is said that the Prussian officers play at a game called Kriegspiel, or the war game. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1\|Various We then proceeded to Kriegspiel, according to the mysterious ideas of those in authority over us. The World Set Free\|Herbert George Wells As a gipsy novel, as a novel depicting gipsy life, 'Kriegspiel' is unrivalled. The Last Stroke\|Lawrence L. Lynch The northern third of Natal is as vulnerable a military position as a player of kriegspiel could wish to have submitted to him. The Great Boer War\|Arthur Conan Doyle Nowhere can fiction p. 364give us one to match her, not even the ‘Kriegspiel’ heroine, who touched me to the deeps. Theodore Watts-Dunton\|James Douglas British Dictionary definitions for kriegspiel kriegspiel / (ˈkriːɡˌspiːl) / noun (sometimes capital) a form of war game in which symbols representing military formations are moved about on maps a variation of chess in which each player has his own board and men and does not see his opponent's board and men. The moves are regulated by an umpire on a third board out of sight of both players Word Origin for kriegspiel C19: from German Kriegsspiel war game 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 Words related to kriegspiel tryout, dress rehearsal, maneuver, rehearsal, road test, run through, trial, trial run, bench test, dummy run, war game
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kriegspiel

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