poldermolen

Dutch

De Grote Molen te Schellinkhout is een achtkante poldermolen
The Great Windmill at Schellinkhout is an eight-sided polder windmill

Etymology

Compound of polder +‎ molen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔl.dərˌmoː.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pol‧der‧mo‧len

Noun

poldermolen m (plural poldermolens, diminutive poldermolentje n)

1. polder windmill, used to pump water out of a polder