# die Deckung

die Deckung is a German noun meaning “cover”. Forms: der Deckung, die Deckungen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Deckung
- Plural: die Deckungen

## In other languages

- Русский: покрытие, кровля, перекрытие

## Meanings

1. cover
2. coverage

## Examples

- Tom ging hinter einer Mülltonne in Deckung. — Tom took cover behind a dumpster.
- Du bist aus der Deckung gegangen. — You broke cover.
- Wir müssen in Deckung gehen. — We need to take cover.
- Der Trupp geriet in einen Hinterhalt und suchte Deckung. — The squadron encountered an ambush and scrambled for coverage.
- Tom ging in Deckung. — Tom took cover.

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