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Definition of Impolder
1. to reclaim low-lying land [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impolder
Literary usage of Impolder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Holland and the Hollanders by David Storrar Meldrum (1898)
"Early in the next, it is probable, impolder- ing was in general practice on a
small scale. In 1600, we know, ..."
2. Modern Industrial Progress by Charles Henry Cochrane (1904)
"The plan is to reclaim or " impolder" (as the Dutch say) only about two-thirds
of the Zuyder Zee, the rest remaining as a freshwater lake fed by the river ..."
3. Government Reclamation Work in Foreign Countries: Compiled from Consular by Edward McQueen Gray (1909)
"... accomplished and maintained, and which, as has been shown, is a combination
of dikes, canals, drains, and pumping mechanism, is termed " impolder- ing. ..."
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