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impolder, v.|ɪmˈpəʊldər| [ad. Du. inpolderen: see im-1 and polder1.] trans. = empolder v. Hence imˈpoldering vbl. n.
1898D. S. Meldrum Holland & Hollanders 209 Into the sea that it is proposed to impolder, there falls, at Kampen, the river Ysel. 1899Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Apr. 4/2 This impoldering and pumping, the raising and keeping of dykes and dams. 1901Speaker 9 Mar. 633/2 It was about this time that Haarlem Mere was impoldered. 1929Encycl. Brit. XI. 648/1 A great part of the Netherlands has now been impoldered. Ibid. 648/2 The largest impoldering scheme on record has now been commenced. |