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/ˈmiːnənˌvɛːfə/ · noun
(military, now historical) A type of trench mortar used by German forces especially during the First World War, or the shells fired by such a mortar..
Something landed outside that shook the earth. ‘Four hundred twenty or minnenwerfer,’ Gavuzzi said.
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Minenwerfer means (military, now historical) A type of trench mortar used by German forces especially during the First World War, or the shells fired by such a mortar..
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Something landed outside that shook the earth. ‘Four hundred twenty or minnenwerfer,’ Gavuzzi said.
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