# die Schanze

die Schanze is a German noun meaning “entrenchment”. Forms: der Schanze, die Schanzen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schanze
- Plural: die Schanzen

## In other languages

- Русский: земляное укрепление, окоп

## Meanings

1. entrenchment, redoubt
2. ramp; jump (an installation, either temporary or permanent, that is driven over quickly (with skis, a bike etc.) so that the driver is propelled into the air)
3. sconce
   - „Nach ihrem Grundriss unterscheidet man offene oder geschlossene Schanzen[.]“

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