Landwehr
See also: landwehr
English
Etymology
German, from Land (“land, country”) + Wehr (“defense”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːntveɪɹ/
Noun
Landwehr (plural Landwehrs)
- (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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.