draagwijdte

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Dutch

Etymology

From dragen +‎ wijdte, calque of German Tragweite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdraːxˌʋɛi̯.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: draag‧wijd‧te

Noun

draagwijdte f (plural draagwijdtes)

  1. (military, chiefly uncountable) range, scope (of a ranged weapon)
  2. (figurative, chiefly uncountable) scope, importance, meaning

Usage notes

Generally considered a Germanism until the 1960s.

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: draagwydte
  • West Frisian: draachwiidte