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Etymology edit

From Middle High German sneise, sneize (first attested as sneyße, 14th c.), from Old High German *sneisa, from Proto-West Germanic *snaisu, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō. Related to German schneiden.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnaɪ̯zə/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə

Noun edit

Schneise f (genitive Schneise, plural Schneisen)

  1. a path cut into a location
    1. (forestry) aisle, swath, swathe
    2. (forestry) firebreak
    3. (aviation) corridor
  2. (dated) snare, sling, animal trap
    Synonyms: Schlinge, Dohne, Sprenkel

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