Poulder vs. Polder

Pouldernoun

Powder.

Poldernoun

(geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.

Polderverb

To reclaim an area of ground from a sea or lake by means of dikes.

Poldernoun

A tract of low land reclaimed from the sea by of high embankments.

Polder

A polder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɔldər] (listen)) is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed Flood plains separated from the sea or river by a dike Marshes separated from the surrounding water by a dike and subsequently drained; these are also known as koogs, especially in GermanyThe ground level in drained marshes subsides over time.