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Geschütz

generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret assembly

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

biesse

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɡəˈʃʏt͡s]
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German geschütze, geschüz (“firearms, weapons”), collective noun of Middle High German schuʒ, schutz (“shot”). Not immediately related to schützen, geschützt.

artillery piece

gun cannon

ship’s guns

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