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pickelhaube

pickelhaube

9.9
A helmet with a pointed spike on top that German soldiers wore in the 1800s and early 1900s
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪkəlˌhaʊbə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : pickelhaube
  • Collectors often seek authentic pickelhaubes as valuable pieces of military history.

Examples

  • He recognized the silhouette of a pickelhaube in the old wartime photograph.

  • The soldier wore a distinctive pickelhaube during the parade.

  • The German officer's pickelhaube gleamed in the afternoon sunlight.

  • Many collectors are interested in antique pickelhauben.

  • The German soldier proudly wore his pickelhaube during the parade.

  • Historically, the pickelhaube was an iconic symbol of the Prussian army.

  • In many museums, you can find preserved examples of the pickelhaube used in the 19th century.

Synonyms

Stahlhelm
vspickelhaube
  • Archaic
9.9

A German steel helmet worn by soldiers in the World Wars

is an earlier spiked design worn in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Surface Forms

pickelhaube singular
pickelhauben plural

Etymology

The word pickelhaube comes from German parts pickel and haube, meaning 'spike' and 'cap'. So a pickelhaube is a 'spiked cap' and is the pointed helmet German soldiers wore in the 19th and early 20th centuries.