polder

[ pohl-der ]

/ ˈpoʊl dər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR polder ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.

Origin of polder

Borrowed into English from Dutch around 1595–1605

Words nearby polder

polar star, polar stratospheric cloud, polar vortex, polar wander, Polatsk, polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe, pole bean, polecat

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Example sentences from the Web for polder

Polder's intense countenance was sombre, his brow corrugated.
The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer
Into this I put slices of beef, and let it stew slowly till quite done, and then thicken the sauce with polder starch.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851|Various
The personal tone of Polder's revelations was inherently distasteful to him.
The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer
With the exception of the Polder schorres, the district fertilized by the overflowing of the river, few districts are cultivated.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13|Various

He recognized that Polder was more drawn than he had first observed.
The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer

British Dictionary definitions for polder

polder

/ (ˈpəʊldə, ˈpɒl-) /

noun

a stretch of land reclaimed from the sea or a lake, esp in the Netherlands

Word Origin for polder

C17: from Middle Dutch polre

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单词	polder
释义	polder [ pohl-der ] / ˈpoʊl dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR polder ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes. Origin of polder Borrowed into English from Dutch around 1595–1605 Words nearby polder polar star, polar stratospheric cloud, polar vortex, polar wander, Polatsk, polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe, pole bean, polecat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polder Polder's intense countenance was sombre, his brow corrugated. The Three Black Pennys\|Joseph Hergesheimer Into this I put slices of beef, and let it stew slowly till quite done, and then thicken the sauce with polder starch. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851\|Various The personal tone of Polder's revelations was inherently distasteful to him. The Three Black Pennys\|Joseph Hergesheimer With the exception of the Polder schorres, the district fertilized by the overflowing of the river, few districts are cultivated. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13\|Various He recognized that Polder was more drawn than he had first observed. The Three Black Pennys\|Joseph Hergesheimer British Dictionary definitions for polder polder / (ˈpəʊldə, ˈpɒl-) / noun a stretch of land reclaimed from the sea or a lake, esp in the Netherlands Word Origin for polder C17: from Middle Dutch polre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to polder mud, marshland, quagmire, morass, bog, glade, fen, mire, moor, marsh, slough, swampland, quag, swale, bottoms, wetland, muskeg, everglade, holm, peat bog
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polder

noun

Origin of polder

Words nearby polder

Example sentences from the Web for polder

British Dictionary definitions for polder

noun

Word Origin for polder

Words related to polder