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German
Etymology
From Laffete,[1] from L’Affuite (1665) and Affuiten (1617), from French l’affût (early 17tth century). Ultimately from Latin fūstis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈfɛtə/
- Hyphenation: La‧fet‧te
Noun
Lafette f (genitive Lafette, plural Lafetten)
- gun carriage
- Synonyms: fahrbares Geschützgestell, fahrbarer Geschützunterbau
Declension
Hyponyms
- Blocklafette, Burgunderlafette, Drehringlafette, Einzellafette, Feldlaffete, Gelenklafette, Klapplafette, Kreuzlafette, Radlafette, Räderlaffete, Selbstfahrlafette, Spreizlafette, Wandlafette, Zwillingslafette
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “Lafette” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lafette” in Duden online