1 zwinger | Definition of zwinger

Menu

BROWSE ENGLISH
BROWSE THESAURUS
BROWSE MEDICAL
BROWSE LEGAL
WORD OF THE DAY
MORE
WORD OF THE DAY

Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram

dictionary thesaurus

BROWSE ENGLISH
BROWSE THESAURUS
BROWSE MEDICAL
BROWSE LEGAL

Follow: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram

zwinger

noun

zwing·er | \ ˈtsfiŋə(r), ˈtsvi-\

plural -s

Definition of zwinger

: a fortress protecting a city

History and Etymology for zwinger

German, from Middle High German twinger, zwinger one that forces or constrains, narrow space between the wall of a castle and the outer walls, from twingen, dwingen to press, oppress, from Old High German dwingan

Keep scrolling for more

WORD OF THE DAY

See Definitions and Examples

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Dictionary Webster

Learn a new word every day. Delivered to your inbox!

Browse the Dictionary:
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
0-9

Home
About Us
Contact Us
Law Dictionary
Medical Dictionary
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Disclaimer

Browse the Thesaurus
Browse the Medical Dictionary
Browse the Legal Dictionary

© 2021 DictionaryWebster - Developed by Rana Haroon

This product uses the merrriam-webster official public API