dreikanter

[ drahy-kahn-ter ]

noun

, plural drei·kan·ters, drei·kan·ter.

1. a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.

dreikanter

/ ˈdraɪkæntə /

noun

1. a pebble, common in desert areas, typically having three curved faces shaped by wind-blown sand

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreikanter¹

1900–05; < German, equivalent to drei three + Kante edge + -er -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreikanter¹

C20: from German: three-edged thing