Dodendraad

Dutch (Brabantic)

proper noun
Definitions
  • The Wire of Death: the lethal electric fence that was placed along the border between Belgium and the Netherlands by the German occupiers during the First World War.

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish dode (deceased person, dead person, dead, death, fatality) + Dutch, Flemish draad (wire, thread).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

draad

Gloss

wire, thread

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

糸

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