Verklarende woordenlijst / Glossary of Dutch words

NL Betekenis van

Dijkverzwaring: Verhogen en verbreden van dijken, o.a. in het kader van de Deltawet. Het betreft dijken in Laag-Nederland en langs de grote rivieren. Nodig i.v.m. zeespiegelstijging.5

EN Meaning of

Dike reinforcing:

Making dikes higher and wider as per the laws in the Deltawet act. It is in regards to the dikes in Low-Netherlands and along the major rivers. This was necessary because of sea levels rising.

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