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Definition of Polder
1. Noun. Low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands).
Definition of Polder
1. n. A tract of low land reclaimed from the sea by of high embankments.
Definition of Polder
1. Noun. An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polder
1. a tract of low land reclaimed from a body of water [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polder
Literary usage of Polder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pumps and Pumping Machinery by Frederick Colyer (1882)
"... polder „ polder Venhuizen en Hem „ Lutkemeer „ Bullewijk ... Waterschap de
Geel „ Uiterwaarden Hagestein „ polder ..."
2. Pumps and pumping machinery by Frederick Colyer (1882)
"... Waterschap de Geel polder Acquoy Uiterwaarden Hagestein Quantity of Water
Raised per Minute. tons. 2100 230 100 4G 20 140 150 90 150 50 50 45 14 24 24 ..."
3. Crossover: Architecture, Urbanism, Technology by Ad Graafland, Leslie Jaye Kavanaugh, George Baird (2006)
"These characteristics gave the polder a park-like appearance. ... These urban
recreation facilities were fully integrated into the polder layout. ..."
4. Journal of School Geography (1897)
"Niet zeldzaam is het geval dat een polder op twee of meer boezems ... Een dergelijke
polder is op. de WSK voorgesteld door de kleuren der boezems als ..."
5. A Collection of All the Treaties of Peace, Alliance, and Commerce, Between by Great Britain, Earl of Charles Jenkinson Liverpool (1785)
"... return back along the foot of the dyke, towards the polder, called the World's
End, and from thence along the fea dyke, as it is fet down in ..."
6. Verslagen en Mededeelingen by Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Afdeling Natuurkunde (1882)
"... in het water te doen nederdalen, is door het bestuur van den polder van Schouwen
in het werk gesteld en later ook door ..."
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