dreikanter

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noun

A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.

OriginGerman Dreikanter →
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Meanings

noundreikanter (plural dreikanters)

plural dreikanters

  1. geographyA type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.

    Stones splintered by fire, or faceted by sandstorms (ventifacts or dreikanters) are occasionally mistaken for the work of man.

    1949, Kenneth Page Oakley, Man the Tool-Maker

Origin

  1. GermanDreikanter
  2. Englishdreikanter

Borrowed from German Dreikanter.

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APA

dreikanter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreikanter

MLA

“dreikanter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreikanter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dreikanter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreikanter.

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