Landwehr

[ lahnt-veyr ]

noun

1. (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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Landwehr¹

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

Example Sentences

The Landwehr of the second class consists of all from thirty-two to forty years who have quitted the first class.

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When assembled for drill, the Landwehr receive the same pay as the regular army.

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I find that strange racial brooding and melancholy in the diary of a sub-officer of the Landwehr.

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We saw a body of 3000 Prussian landwehr enter Brussels, shortly before we left the city.

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He subsequently entered the Prussian Landwehr and served for a year in the royal guard.

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