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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

Equivalents

Deutsch Pickelhaube
Français casque à pointe
Italiano elmo chiodato
Русский пике́льхаубе пикельхельм
Svenska pickelhuva

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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See also

Pickelhering Pickell Picken Pickens Pickens County Picker

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