strekdam
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of
strek
+
dam
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈstrɛk.dɑm/
Audio
:
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Hyphenation:
strek‧dam
Noun
strekdam
m
(
plural
strekdammen
,
diminutive
strekdammetje
n
)
a
dam
constructed to be (partially or approximately) parallel to the
bank
,
shore
and/or water
current
, to prevent
erosion