dreikanter

[ drahy-kahn-ter ]
/ ˈdraɪˌkɑn tər /

noun, plural drei·kan·ters, drei·kan·ter.

a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.

Origin of dreikanter

1900–05; < German, equivalent to drei three + Kante edge + -er -er1

Words nearby dreikanter

dregs, dreibund, dreich, dreidel, dreigh, dreikanter, dreiser, dreiser, theodore, drek, drench, drenthe

British Dictionary definitions for dreikanter

dreikanter
/ (ˈdraɪkæntə) /

noun

a pebble, common in desert areas, typically having three curved faces shaped by wind-blown sand

Word Origin for dreikanter

C20: from German: three-edged thing