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Polder is an English word with synonyms like land or ground. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Polder meaning

An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.

Synonyms of Polder

Using Polder

  • The main meaning on this page is: An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
  • Useful related words include: land, ground, soil.
  • In the example corpus, polder often appears in combinations such as: bush polder, polder and, polder in.

Context around Polder

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Polder

  • In this selection, "polder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bush, holland, toleration, land, landscape and conentyne stand out and add context to how "polder" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include black bush polder berbice region and black bush polder conentyne berbice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "polder" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with polder

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Reclamation of the land Benthuizen polder, as seen from a dike. (11 words)

My name is Camille Ragnauth Steinkraus living in Texas but originally from Black Bush Polder, Conentyne, Berbice. (17 words)

The first part of the new lake that was reclaimed was the Noordoostpolder (Northeast polder ) in 1939. (17 words)

The town was nevertheless finally conquered by Frederik Hendrik of Orange in 1629 in a typically Dutch stratagem: he diverted the rivers Dommel and Aa, created a polder by constructing a forty-kilometre dyke and then pumped out the water by mills. (42 words)

If you read Professor Jonathan Israëls book “The Dutch Republic”, you will see that fight was to preserve Dutch ways of doing things like religious toleration, “Polder” consensus-seeking “in place of Strife” (a Labour quote) at every occasion; etcetera. (40 words)

Meanwhile, the successful rehabilitation of this dying river has also enabled the authorities to bring back paddy farming in a polder network of over 1,200 acres, spread across three panchayats – Vijayapuram, Manarkadu and Ayarkkunnam. (35 words)

Example sentences (19)

Settling in Schagen, amidst the serene North Holland polder landscape, Middleton’s work blossomed, blending the vibrancy of jazz with the tranquility of his surroundings.

My name is Camille Ragnauth Steinkraus living in Texas but originally from Black Bush Polder, Conentyne, Berbice.

Navindra Basdeo, also known as “Pone” of Johanna North, Black Bush Polder, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), was indicted for murder by High Court Judge Justice Jo-Ann Barlow.

If you read Professor Jonathan Israëls book “The Dutch Republic”, you will see that fight was to preserve Dutch ways of doing things like religious toleration, “Polder” consensus-seeking “in place of Strife” (a Labour quote) at every occasion; etcetera.

Just recently, three bandits were killed during an encounter with Police Officers at Black Bush Polder, Region Six.

Meanwhile, the successful rehabilitation of this dying river has also enabled the authorities to bring back paddy farming in a polder network of over 1,200 acres, spread across three panchayats – Vijayapuram, Manarkadu and Ayarkkunnam.

Next spring, look for Pacha Du Polder and a fully fit Tucker back at Cheltenham, trying to guide the horse to his third consecutive Festival win.

Casimir effect main In physics, the Casimir effect or Casimir-Polder force is a physical force exerted between separate objects due to resonance of vacuum energy in the intervening space between the objects.

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For instance, the Prins Alexander Polder in the northeast of Rotterdam extends convert below sea level, or rather below Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP) or 'Amsterdam Ordnance Datum'.

Here is also found the only other settlement of the polder, Zeewolde (1984), again a more conventional town acting as the local centre.

It has always been in the common interest to keep water out and polder residents have always had to work together.

Polder land made up of peat (former marshland) will sink in relation to its previous level, because of peat decomposing in dry conditions.

Reclamation of the land Benthuizen polder, as seen from a dike.

The centre of the polder most closely resembles the pre-war polders in that it is almost exclusively agricultural.

The first part of the new lake that was reclaimed was the Noordoostpolder (Northeast polder ) in 1939.

There are also dikes to protect other locations which have flooded in the past, such as the Pitt Polder, land adjacent to the Pitt River and other tributary rivers.

The town was nevertheless finally conquered by Frederik Hendrik of Orange in 1629 in a typically Dutch stratagem: he diverted the rivers Dommel and Aa, created a polder by constructing a forty-kilometre dyke and then pumped out the water by mills.

They are two polders with a joint hydrological infrastructure, with a dividing dike in the middle, the Knardijk, that will keep one polder safe if the other is flooded.

When the channel is complete, the lake is drained and the channel becomes a new canal, serving both drainage of the surrounding polder and provinding transport there.

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Common combinations with polder

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "polder" in a sentence?
An example: "Settling in Schagen, amidst the serene North Holland polder landscape, Middleton’s work blossomed, blending the vibrancy of jazz with the tranquility of his surroundings." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "polder" from authentic English texts.
What does "polder" mean?
Polder means: An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
What are synonyms of "polder"?
Common synonyms of "polder" include: land, ground, soil.
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