Krupp

[ kruhp; German kroo p ]

/ krʌp; German krʊp /

noun

Al·fred

[al-frid; German ahl-freyt] /ˈæl frɪd; German ˈɑl freɪt/,1812–87, German industrialist and manufacturer of armaments.

Example sentences from the Web for krupp

The forts outside the town were said to be armed with the 15-centimeter siege gun made of steel, also with a Krupp action.

America's War for Humanity |Thomas Herbert Russell
Bringing up the Krupp at this stage of the proceedings would be futile.

Captured at Tripoli |Percy F. Westerman
The bushes were too thick for the Krupp guns to do much execution, but the machine-guns were at work day and night.

The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 |Charles Royle
The Majestic being the latest rival hotel at Hanbridge, Krupp raised his eyebrows in a peculiar way and nodded his head.

The Price of Love |Arnold Bennett

The lines were well defended with Krupp guns, and several successive assaults were repelled.

The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay |Lord Eversley

British Dictionary definitions for krupp

Krupp

/ (krʊp, krʌp) /

noun

a German family of steel and armaments manufacturers, including Alfred, 1812–87, his son Friedrich Alfred, 1854–1902, and the latter's son-in-law, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1870–1950

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