minenwerfer
/ˈmiːnənˌvɛːfə/ /ˈmiːnənˌwəːfə/Military. Now historical
noun
A kind of trench mortar first used by German forces in the First World War (1914–18); (also, occasionally) the projectile fired by this mortar.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Times. From German Minenwerfer from Minen-, combining form of Mine + Werfer thrower, mortar.
- classical
- Classical Arabic
- classical Cepheid
- classical conditioning
- classical economics
- classical economist
- classical Greek
- classicalise
- classicalism
- classicalist
- classicality
- classicalize
- classical language
- classical Latin
- classically
- classical music
- classical skiier
- classical skiing
- classicise
- classicism
- classicist
- classicistic
- classicize
- Classico
- classicolatry