# zweihander

**Pronunciation:** ZWEIHANDER

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Zweihander means alternative form of Zweihänder. [(historical) A two-handed sword primarily of Renaissance Germany, up to a fathom in length, invented in....

## Examples

- The article uses zweihander to mean alternative form of Zweihänder. [(historical) A two-handed sword primarily of....
- The teacher asked students to find zweihander in the reading.
- Check the words around zweihander to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the zweihander — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a zweihander.
- zweihander in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked zweihander in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- zweihander example — The teacher gave a zweihander example.
- zweihander meaning — We checked the zweihander meaning before moving on.

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