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Meaning of pickelhaube | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˈpɪk(ə)lhaʊbə/

Definitions

A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.

historical

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Examples

“Whereupon an outlandish production number breaks out in which the Marx Brothers play xylophone on the pickelhauben of the assembled soldiers[…].”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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