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fenster

American  
[fen-ster] / ˈfɛn stər /

noun

Geology.
  1. an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.


Etymology

Origin of fenster

1920–25; < German: literally, window; Old High German fënster < Latin fenestra

Example Sentences

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“These tests are all good to have in our back pocket and all good to be able to offer to patients,” Fenster said, “but patients should understand that they’re not the same as a colonoscopy.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A recent fall planting event at Fenster Nature Park in Auburn that brought Grow it Forward volunteers together with Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group and the Green River Coalition is a good example.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

And in 2021, he helped broker a deal for the release of American journalist Danny Fenster from a Myanmar prison.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

He helped secure the 2021 release of American journalist Danny Fenster from a Myanmar prison and this year negotiated the freedom of Taylor Dudley, who crossed the border from Poland into Russia.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2023

"Zum Fenster hinaus," repeated he, slowly; "and then, Fraulein? and then?"

From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James

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