Meanings

1. 1

   fourthhand, through three intermediaries

2. 2

   in a roundabout way, through a chain of intermediate steps

   Du erinnerst Dich, wie wir vor Jahren uns „Lotte in Weimar“ über drei Ecken von Freunden borgten.You'll remember how we borrowed "Lotte in Weimar" from friends via multiple intermediaries, years ago.

3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see über, drei, Ecke.