schwerpunkt

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English

Etymology

From German Schwerpunkt (main focus, focal point, center of gravity), from schwer (hard, weighty) + Punkt (point).

Pronunciation

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Noun

schwerpunkt (plural schwerpunkts)

  1. main point, main target; point upon which the most effort is concentrated (e.g. during an attack)
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      Thus to have them exhausting their military resources in areas so far removed from the historic schwerpunkt of their empire is the best we can now hope for.
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