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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 2013.
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 2013.
Dike (construction) — A dike (or dyke), levee, levée, embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. [ Citation | title=Levees and Other Raised Ground | author=Henry Petroski |… … Wikipedia
Artificial dwelling hill — An artificial dwelling hill (known as Terp, Wierde, Woerd, Warf, Warft, Werf, Wurt and Værft) is a mound, created to provide safe ground during high tide and river floods.These hills occur in the northern part of the Netherlands (in the provinces … Wikipedia
dike — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse dīk ditch and Middle Low German dīk dam; akin to Old English dīc ditch more at ditch Date: 13th century 1. an artificial watercourse ; ditch 2. a. a bank usually of earth constructed to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
dike — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, US highway, abatis, abysm, abyss, advanced work, alley, alleyway, aqueduct, arch dam, arroyo, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, artificial lake, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, backstop,… … Moby Thesaurus
Dzaoudzi — French commune|nomcommune=Dzaoudzi caption= mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte lat long= overseas collectivity=Mayotte insee=98508 cp=97615 maire=Issa Soualaimana |mandat= longitude=|latitude= alt moy=|alt mini=|alt maxi=… … Wikipedia
Lake Pomorie — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Pomorie image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = coords = type = inflow = outflow = catchment = basin countries = Bulgaria length = width = area = convert|8.5|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on… … Wikipedia
Levee — For other uses, see Levee (disambiguation). The side of a levee in Sacramento, California A levee, levée, dike (or dyke), embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which… … Wikipedia
North Sea — For other uses, see North Sea (disambiguation). North Sea Location Atlantic Ocean Coordinates … Wikipedia
De Biesbosch — National Park Nationaal Park De Biesbosch IUCN Category II (National Park) Hollandse … Wikipedia
Flood control in the Netherlands — Without dikes, this part of the Netherlands would be flooded … Wikipedia
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium