draagwijdte
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom dragen + wijdte, calque of German Tragweite.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdraagwijdte f (plural draagwijdtes)
- (military, chiefly uncountable) range, scope (of a ranged weapon) [from 1850s]
- (figurative, chiefly uncountable) scope, importance, meaning [from late 19th c.]
Usage notes
editGenerally considered a Germanism until the 1960s.
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: draagwydte
- → West Frisian: draachwiidte