Hinterhalt

== German == === Etymology === From hinter +‎ Halt in the sense of "place to hold position in", with ambushes being places where to attack from behind. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Hinterhalt m (strong, genitive Hinterhaltes or Hinterhalts, plural Hinterhalte) ambush Synonym: Falle ==== Derived terms ==== hinterhältig === References === Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Hinterhalt”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN === Further reading === “Hinterhalt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Hinterhalt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Hinterhalt” in Duden online