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speer

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for speer.

Editorial note

LC 115gr 9mm FMJ is maybe 10% as effective as my Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P JHP.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of speer gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.

noun

A place in the United States:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for speer.

noun

A surname.

noun

A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.

noun

A place in the United States:

noun

An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.

Example sentences

1

LC 115gr 9mm FMJ is maybe 10% as effective as my Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P JHP.

2

The Wikipedia article shows Speer making reference to the fact that Hitler considered Arabs racially inferior.

3

The context of who Speer was -- despite escaping the hangman at Nuremberg -- should absolutely be kept in mind.

4

In addition to Federal Syntech there is Speer Lawman, which is a bullet type called TMJ or Total Metal Jacket.

5

Absent mag capacity, I'm a firm believer in 9mm -- 124gr Speer Gold Dot Hollow Point (+P sometimes).

6

Musk is a centrist in the way that Albert Speer was a centrist.

7

Not too much, except for the first eleven years, Albert Speer Jr.

8

Though Speer was able to introduce streamlined methods of mass production and remove some excessive bureaucracy, what strikes me most was the admission that Germany never hit production levels seen during WWI.

9

It quotes Speer saying how effective allies bombings were, but it is dated May 1944, which is quite late in the piece given that the tide turned, although this may have been less clear as it was still pre Normandy (just).

Quote examples

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In "Inside the Third Reich" Speer gives an account of just how much the Germans struggled to mobilize during the war.

2

Back in 1871, local wine merchant Alfred Speer patented the first "endless-travelling sidewalk", and promptly proposed an ambitious elevated moving walkway along Broadway.

3

This is how Albert Speer, who was in the box with him at the time, described it: "He was highly annoyed by the series of triumphs by the marvelous colored American runner, Jesse Owens.

4

I think the oft quoted line from Parcifal, is apropos "die Wunde schliesst der Speer nur, der sie schlug." That is to say, the wound can only be healed by the spear which smote it.

Proper noun examples

1

Probably the best primary account of the inefficiencies of the National Socialists was by Albert Speer, Hitler's foremost technocrat.

2

Hitler had people like Himmler and Speer, Stalin had Beriya and many others (don't know names).

3

Many of the participants (both British and German) are interviewed - including Albert Speer.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use speer in a sentence?

LC 115gr 9mm FMJ is maybe 10% as effective as my Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P JHP.

What does speer mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is speer?

speer is commonly used as noun.