Wehr-

Wehr- in cpds → defence (Brit), → defense (US);

Wehr|be|auf|trag|te(r)

mf decl as adj → commissioner for the armed forces

Wehr|be|reich

m → military district

Wehr|dienst

m → military service; seinen Wehr- (ab)leisten → to do one’s military service; jdn zum Wehr- einberufen → to call sb up (Brit), → to draft sb (US)

wehr|dienst|pflich|tig

adj → liable for military service

Wehr|dienst|pflich|ti|ge(r)

mf decl as adj → person liable for military service; (der schon eingezogen ist) → conscript (Brit), → draftee (US)

Wehr|dienst|ver|wei|ge|rer

m, Wehr|dienst|ver|wei|ge|rin

f → conscientious objector

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Wehr-:

Wehr|er|fas|sung

f compilation of the call-up list for military service

Wehr|er|satz|be|hör|de

f → military recruitment board or agency

Wehr|er|satz|dienst

m → alternative national service

Wehr|etat

m → defence (Brit) → or defense (US) → budget

Wehr|ex|per|te

m, Wehr|ex|per|tin

f → defence (Brit) → or defense (US) → expert

wehr|fä|hig

adj → fit for military service, able-bodied; Männer im Wehr-en Alter → men of the right age for military service

Wehr|gang

m pl <-gänge> → walk along the battlements

wehr|haft

adj (geh) → able to put up a fight; Stadt etc → well-fortified

Wehr|haf|tig|keit

f (geh) → ability to put up a fight

Wehr|ho|heit

f → military sovereignty

Wehr|kir|che

f → fortified church

Wehr|kraft

f → military strength

Wehr|kraft|zer|set|zung

f → undermining of military morale

wehr|los

adj → defenceless (Brit), → defenseless (US); (fig: gegenüber Gemeinheiten etc) → helpless

adv → defencelessly (Brit), → defenselessly (US), → helplessly; jdm Wehr- ausgeliefert sein → to be at sb’s mercy

Wehr|lo|sig|keit

f <->, no pl → defencelessness (Brit), → defenselessness (US); (fig: gegenüber Gemeinheiten etc) → helplessness

Wehr|macht

f → armed forces pl; (Hist) → Wehrmacht

Wehr|mann

m pl <-männer> (Sw) → soldier

Wehr|pass ?

m → service record (book)

Wehr|pflicht

f (allgemeine) Wehr- → (universal) conscription, compulsory military service

wehr|pflich|tig

adj = wehrdienstpflichtig

Wehr|pflich|ti|ge(r)

mf decl as adj = Wehrdienstpflichtige(r)

Wehr|sold

m → (military) pay

Wehr|sport|grup|pe

f → paramilitary group

Wehr|turm

m → fortified tower

Wehr|übung

f → reserve duty training exercise