kustverdediging
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From kust (“coast”) + verdediging (“defence”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkʏst.fɛrˌdeː.də.ɣɪŋ/, /ˈkʏst.fərˌdeː.də.ɣɪŋ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kust‧ver‧de‧di‧ging
Noun edit
kustverdediging f (plural kustverdedigingen, diminutive kustverdediginkje n)
- (uncountable, military) coastal defence
- (uncountable, water management) coastal flood defence
- (countable) work of coastal defence