schwerpunkt means main point, main target; point upon which the most effort is concentrated (e.g. during an attack). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
schwerpunkt is pronounced /ˈʃvɛɹpʊŋkt/.
Why “schwerpunkt” is a great word
SCHWERPUNKT — [Noun] The focal point, target, or center of effort upon which concentrated force is applied to achieve decisive effect, especially in a military or strategic context. Derived from the German schwer ("heavy") and Punkt ("point"), translating literally as "center of gravity." Unlike "focus" (a general center of interest, diffuse and patient) or "objective" (the ultimate goal to be won), *Schwerpunkt* is the specific, brutal point of collapse you engineer to reach it. It is the single hinge you strike with a sledgehammer to break the door; the one contested hill upon which all artillery is trained; the precise weakness in a line that, when ruptured, unravels the entire front. To identify it is to understand where force ceases to be merely applied and instead becomes decisive.
Etymology
From German Schwerpunkt (“center of gravity, focal point, focus”), from schwer (“heavy”) + Punkt (“point”).
noun
- main point, main target; point upon which the most effort is concentrated (e.g. during an attack)“Should it be the schwerpunkt of Labor's attack or will it be an unproductive dilution of forces?”