polder

noun (a polder, polders)

«polder» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A piece of low, flat land taken back from the sea or a lake and protected by dykes (walls of earth), mainly in the Netherlands. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons: the Dutch built polders by building dykes and pumping water out, once with windmills, now with pumps. About a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level. Farms and towns stand on polders.

Examples

Much of Holland is made of polders. tree →
Windmills pumped water out of the polders. tree →
The polder is below sea level. tree →
Farmers grow tulips on the polders. tree →
A dyke protects the polder from the sea. tree →
We cycled across a flat Dutch polder. tree →

Note

A Dutch word used in English. Countable. Related: dyke (dike in US), reclaimed land.

On Mova

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