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German
Pronunciation
Noun
Drehscheibe f (genitive Drehscheibe, plural Drehscheiben)
- (telephony) rotary dial
- Synonym: Wählscheibe
- (railway) turntable
- potter's wheel
- Synonym: Töpferscheibe
- (slang, intelligence) a person that can be used to connect to further contacts
1960 July 6, BGH, Az.: 6 StE 1/60, margin number 12 (WoltersKluwer):Er wies den Angeklagten weiter darauf hin, daß man eine Person entweder als "Quelle" oder nur als "Drehscheibe", d.h. zur Herstellung neuer Kontakte benutzen könne; Fräulein L. solle nur als "Drehscheibe" dienen. Zu diesem Zweck solle der Angeklagte die Bekanntschaft mit ihr weiter pflegen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Drehscheibe
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