Polder meaning

pōldər
An area of low-lying land, especially in the Netherlands, that has been reclaimed from a body of water and is protected by dikes.
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An area of low-lying land reclaimed from a sea, lake, or river, as by the building of dikes.
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(geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
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Origin of polder

  • Dutch from Middle Dutch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Dutch polder, of uncertain origin.

    From Wiktionary

Polder Sentence Examples

  • But in North Holland and Utrecht on the contrary the polder water has generally to be raised.

  • It sometimes happens that a polder is not in direct contact with the boezem to which it belongs, but first drains into an adjacent polder, from which the water is afterwards removed.

  • Boezems, like polders, have a standard water-level which may not be exceeded, and as in the polder this level may vary in the different parts of an extended boezem.

  • The roads are divided into national or royal roads, placed directly under the control of the waterstaat and sup- 'ported by the state; provincial roads, under the direct control of the states of the provinces, and almost all supported by the provincial treasuries; communal and polder roads, maintained by the communal authorities and the polder boards; and finally, private roads.

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