Landwehr

American  

[lahnt-veyr] / ˈlɑntˌveɪr /

noun

1. (in Germany, Austria, etc.) the part of the organized military forces of a nation that has completed a certain amount of compulsory training, and whose continuous service is required only in time of war.

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Etymology

Origin of Landwehr

1805–15; < German, equivalent to Land country, land + Wehr defense; weir

Example Sentences

“What about my rights? What about my comfort zone?” said Landwehr, a Wichita Republican.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

House health committee Chair Brenda Landwehr, a Wichita Republican, questioned a state health department policy allowing residents of one county to go to another to get vaccinated, suggesting it sows confusion.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2021

A group of neighbors living around the lake sued, arguing that DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr didn’t have the authority to remove Calhoun’s name under a 1925 law, the Star Tribune reported.

From Fox News • May 13, 2020

“We were very, very fast at getting started,” explained Christina Landwehr, a molecular biologist at the lab.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020

The Landwehr have not a word to say," replied Desjardins: "they are not consulted; those fellows march where they are ordered; they have long been subject to military discipline.

From The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War by Chatrian, Alexandre