Hindenburg

[ hin-duhn-burg; German hin-duhn-boork ]

noun

1. Paul von [pawl von, poul f, uh, n], Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, 1847–1934, German field marshal; 2nd president of Germany 1925–34.
2. German name of Zabrze.

Hindenburg

¹

/ ˈhɪndənbʊrk /

noun

1. the German name for Zabrze

Hindenburg

²

/ ˈhɪndənˌbɜːɡ; ˈhɪndənbʊrk /

noun

1. HindenburgPaul von Beneckendorff und von18471934MGermanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Paul von Beneckendorff und von (paul fɔn ˈbɛnəkəndɔrf ʊnt fɔn). 1847–1934, German field marshal and statesman; president (1925–34). During World War I he directed German strategy together with Ludendorff (1916–18)

Example Sentences

Most consequentially, Hitler used his relative majority in the Reichstag to gridlock and paralyze the legislative processes, forcing Hindenburg to rule the country by emergency decrees, essentially transforming the Weimar Republic into a constitutional dictatorship.

From Salon

The Germans had pulled back to a heavily fortified position known to the British as the Hindenburg Line and to the Germans as the Siegfried Line.

From Literature

When the engines ignite, so does that cloud of hydrogen — like a space-age Hindenburg.

From New York Times

I wonder how William, Kate and the rest of the Windsor gang can rehab their image after this PR equivalent of the Hindenburg.

From Los Angeles Times

In January, Hindenburg Research had accused the firm of "brazen" stock manipulation and accounting fraud.

From BBC