polder

[ pohl-der ]

noun

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

polder

/ ˈpəʊldə; ˈpɒl- /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of polder¹

Borrowed into English from Dutch around 1595–1605

Word History and Origins

Origin of polder¹

C17: from Middle Dutch polre

Example Sentences

In 1948 two Dutch physicists, Hendrick B. G. Casimir and Dik Polder, first realized that the zero-point energy can’t always be ignored.

From Literature

This approach is so ingrained in Dutch politics, there is a name for it: the ‘‘poldermodel,” with polder meaning “land reclaimed from the sea.”

From New York Times

This mini red retro bin by Polder solved a marital conflict for us earlier this year.

From Slate

Now pumps are run by diesel, not wind, but the polder landscape of small rectangles of land surrounded by drainage channels remains.

From New York Times

Frost was a Festival-winning rider as an amateur in the 2017 Foxhunter Chase on Nicholls-trained Pacha Du Polder.

From Reuters

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